Tomlinson Chapter 9

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Guidelines for Differentiation

Keep an open eye and an open mind for a student with a serious passion

Giving up a project might pay dividends in long run

Be willing to adapt your own plans

Can be combined with other types of differentiation

not necessary to separate

Combine with readiness-based and learning profile

Create an open invitation for interests

creates shared ownership

students feel welcomed to share ideas

Develop efficient ways to share findings

use quads - can be common interest or not

avoid large group presentations

Provide structure that will lead to success

set goals, use rubrics, timelines, chekcpoints

not all students are highly indpendent

Link exploration with curriculum

gives focus to students

makes large discussion more valuable

Drawing on Existing Interests

Speciality Teams

Interest Centers or Groups

Sidebar Studies

Strategies to Support

Negotiated Criteria

Literature Circles

Jigsaw

WebQuests

Group Investigation

Design-A-DAy

Orbitals

I-Search

Expanding Interests

New Ways to Express to share Ideas and SKills

ask for student imput

try not to use the same methods over and over

be creative

Real-Life Applications of Ideas and Skills

topics can become new and exciting

students can interview someone who uses desired skill

Goals of Interest-Based Instruction

enhance motivation

using familiar skills as bridge to unfamiliar

demonstrate connectedness between all learning

help realize match between school and own desire to learn