This slideshow is part of the series: A Pathway to Differentiation. It is a professional growth opportunity designed for the secondary teaching staff of Shakopee Public Schools.
This slideshow is intended for teachers who are motivated to explore with, implement, or advance aspects of differentiated instruction. The aspect we focus on here is student learner profiles.
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This slideshow is intended for teachers who are motivated to explore with, implement, or advance aspects of differentiated instruction. The aspect we focus on here is student learner profiles.
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individual/group project, and role play were frequently but not adequately used teaching methods while
simulations, field studies and workshop were the least frequently used teaching methods.
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Topic: Understanding Learners and Learning Needs
1. *--- Learner Analysis and Needs Assessment --*
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3.ADDIE Model
4. Dick and Carey Model
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6. Knirk and Gustafson Model
2. *---Individual Differences---*
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2. Cognitive Style
3. Prior Knowledge:
4. Motivation Levels
5. Cultural and Social Backgrounds
6. Age and Developmental Stage
7. Individual Pacing
8. Technology Proficiency
9. Feedback Mechanisms
10. Accessibility
11. Learning Preferences
12. Assessment Strategies
3. *---Multiple Intelligences---*
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1. Verbal-Linguistic Intelligenc
2. Mathematical Intelligence:
3. Visual-Spatial Intelligence
4. Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence
5. Bodily-kinesthetics’ Intelligence
6. Interpersonal Intelligence
7. Naturalistic Intelligence:
*---Learning Styles---*
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2. Multimodal Learning Materials
3. Flexible Delivery Formats
4. Engaging Activities
5. Adaptive Learning Technologies
6. Clear Instructions and Guidance
7. Feedback Mechanisms
8. Consider Cultural and Diversity Factors
9. Continuous Improvement
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1. A Pathway to Differentiation:
Differentiating a Lesson Plan
Sean M. Hildebrandt
Secondary High Potential Specialist
Shakopee Public Schools
Shakopee, MN 55379
Phone: (952) 496-5768
Email: shildebr@shakopee.k12.mn.us
2.
3. oTeachers teach better when they
systematically study their
students (Souza & Tomlinson, 2011) to
create differentiated, learner-
centered classrooms.
oDifferentiated instruction increases
stimulation by responding to
students’:
Readiness
Interests and/or
Individual learning profiles
oBrain studies suggest stimulating
environments maximize learning
(Rao, 2010; Shaw, 2006)
4. Differentiation is a teacher’s
response to learner needs
shaped by mindset and
guided by general principles.
Teachers can differentiate
through content, process, or
product according to
students’
readiness, interest, or
learning profile.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson (1999)
5. Consider the Content & Literacy
standard(s) being addressed. Will all
students learn the same material?
(Content)
Consider the students ability levels.
Can you teach the material in the same
way to all students? (Process)
Consider the assessments. How will
students demonstrate mastery?
(Pre/Form/Sum & Product)
6. Consider the physical
environment. What conditions
are needed for the lesson?
Consider classroom behaviors.
Will affective issues interrupt the
lesson?
Consider materials available.
Will materials force changes in the
process?
7. What is being taught? Select the
common core (literacy/content)
standards to address
Pre-assess to identify students
prior knowledge base
Design flexible opportunities via:
Alternative mini-lessons
Enrichment projects
Accelerate curriculum
Tools: Learning contracts,
curriculum compactor, richer &
deeper text
8. Process: How the students are
taught.
Plan varied activities based on:
Readiness: matching complexity of a
task to student's level of skill and
understanding
Interest: give topic choices so that
students make personal connections
to a specified goal.
Learning profile: match activity to
student’s identified learning modality
or interest, or intelligence preference. Bloom’s New Taxonomy
9. Product: How the
demonstrate content
or skill mastery.
Design project menus that
take student interests
& learning preferences
into account
Tools: Tic-Tac-Toe
menus & project
matrixes
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11.
12. Differentiation & the Brain: How Neuroscience Supports the
Learner Friendly Classroom, David A. Sousa & Carol
A. Tomlinson. (2011).
Shaw, P., Greenstein, D., Lerch, J., Clasen, I., Lenroot, R.,
Gogtay, N., et al. (2006). Intellectual ability and
cortical development in children and adolescents.
Nature, 440, 676-679.
Rao, H., Betancourt, L., Giannetta, J. M., Brodsky, N. L.,
Korczykowski, M., Avants, B. B., et al. (2010). Early
parental care is important for hippocampal
maturation: Evidence from brain morphology in
humans. Neurolmage, 49, 1144-1150.