Differentiated instruction

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Differentiated instruction

Enhances teachers ability to reach all learners

Providing the best learning students for all students in their classroom

Ongoing classroom assesment

Provides info of what students understand and can do.

It informs instructional planning

Diversity

Defining feature of a classroom

including students with diabilities

Diverse learning strenghts and needs

Students come to school with a wide range of interests and abilities

Can take many forms

It depends on students, teachers, and learning context

It looks very different in every learning environment

Flexible grouping

Allows for targeted small groups instruction

With students with similar learning needs

typical groupings include:

Independent learning activities

Partner learning

Peer teaching pairs

one-to-one instruction

Small group instruction

Whole class instruction

Students are grouped and regrouped throughout the school year

Differentiation

Students have more opportunities to explore concepts

Shaking up what goes on in the classroom

Benefits students

Students are valued

Promoting an environment where students are not just tolerated

Acknowledges

Students learns in different ways and rates