This document discusses strategies for differentiated instruction to meet the needs and talents of diverse students. It emphasizes assessing students to inform instruction, flexible grouping, and using technology tools. The goals are to understand students and provide an education that maximizes their potential. Differentiation requires understanding students, using various instructional strategies, and grouping flexibly. The document provides examples of how one elementary school implements differentiated instruction.

1. Making Instruction WorkBerkeley County School District“to challenge and empower our students to be successful in a highly competitive world.”Link

2. Copied from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109/sizes/m/in/photostream/"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith

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4. GoalsWho are our students?What are some strategies for differentiating instruction?What are strategies for flexible grouping and what does it look like?

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7. 7What would you say if someone told you I want to respond to your child’s talents and needs and provide an education that maximizes his or her potential?

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14. Vision of Students Todayhttp://www.schooltube.com/video/5c5e1e9018d00997a574/A-Vision-of-K12-Students-Today

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16. Misunderstanding about DifferentiationDifferentiation is a set of instructional strategies.It’s adequate for a district or school leader to tell or even show, teachers how to differentiate instruction effectively.Differentiation is something a teachers does or doesn’t do. “I already do that!”Differentiation is just about instruction.

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24. Best Practices that “fit” differentiationThe use of assessment to inform instructionResponse to InterventionTeaching for understandingHigher order thinkingFlexible groupingChallenge and accountabilityAcceleration – yes, acceleration!

31. http://bcsdfilter/SafeVideos/Video.aspx?id=AqepSNNjowUForrest Lake Elementary School, Columbia, SC

32. Flexible Grouping

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35. Literature Discussion GroupsDiscussion DirectorConnectorIllustratorPassage MasterVocabulary EnricherSummarizerLiterary LuminaryResearcher

36. Technology Tools for Differentiated InstructionVoiceThreadLetters from the Internment CampThere is a Boy in the Girl’s BathroomPhotoStory 3/Movie MakerGreen Eggs and HamThe BFGPodCast- Audacity (Ask help desk)This I Believe-Temple Grandin

38. Copied from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109/sizes/m/in/photostream/"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith

39. Discussion GroupsWhat does differentiation look like in your classroom?How can you begin to address the needs of all learners in your classroom?What implications does differentiated instruction have on you as a teacher?Where do we begin?

40. Creditshttp://www.caroltomlinson.com/Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Marcia ImbeauThe Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann TomilinsonSir Ken Robinson: Differentiated TeachingDifferentiated Instruction Ignites Elementary School Learning produced by EdutopiaA Vision of Students Today by Michael Weschhttp://www.edutopia.org/