The document provides directions for professional learning communities (PLCs) to share information they learned about differentiation and develop a common differentiated lesson or activity. On March 11th, each PLC will briefly present their lesson plan including the goals, type of differentiation, and successes and challenges. They will then spend time sharing these differentiated lessons implemented between October and March.

1. SESSION III:
Applying the Information in Your PLC
The Purpose of Session III:
To provide time for each PLC to share and reflect upon the information they learned this morning
concerning differentiation
To provide PLC Teams time to develop a common PLC differentiated lesson, project, or
activity/task that will be implemented 2nd or 3rd quarter and shared with the division
Directions:
Each PLC Team will briefly present the following information on March 11, 2013:
o explanation of the differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task that their PLC team has
taught, which includes:
 the KUD related to the differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task
 the type of differentiation involved (interest, learning profile, or readiness)
 a summary of the differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task
o the successes experienced
o the challenges experienced
o next steps concerning differentiation
Follow-Up:
On March 11th (School Improvement Day), each of our Division PLC Teams will spend time
sharing this differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task that they have delivered to their students
(between October 10, 2012 and March 1, 2013).
Optional Support:
For those needing assistance getting started, an optional design template has been provided on the
back of this sheet.
Optional Challenge:
For those teams wishing to embrace an additional challenge, after you have designed your
differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task, develop a schedule to peer observe your co-PLC
members teaching this differentiated lesson, project, or activity/task. Use your peer observations to
help shape your team’s reflection that will be shared on March 11, 2013.