Multiple Intelligences
You might be this type of learner if you enjoy body movement and using hand-eye coordination.
What is a Bodily-Kinesthetic Learner.
Which advocate for DI classrooms said:
“Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.”
Who is Howard Gardner.
Students should be flexibly grouped and regrouped often, not based on a ____________.
What is a timeline.
Don’t be afraid to let the students ______ you- allow their needs to surpass the need to stick to a script or plan- be flexible and organic in your teaching.
What is lead.
Who might say this phrase:
I can't wait to see what tools we are going to use to create our fractions projects.
What is a student in a DI classroom
You might be this type of learner if you have a solid understanding of your own emotions and feelings.
What is an Intrapersonal Learner.
Which advocate for a DI classroom said:
“In a differentiated classroom, it’s the teacher’s goal to figure out where a student is in relation to key learning goals and then provide learning experiences that will push the learner a little further and faster than what is comfortable.”
Who is Carol Tomlinson.
A morning meeting allows students to become a true __________.
What is a community.
These next suggestions cannot be implemented _______________.
What is overnight.
Who might say:
The classroom used to be a place where * was distrustful and angry because he felt stupid compared to the other kids. Now, he is excited to go to school to work on activities like his peers, but in a way he can understand it.
Who is the parent of a student in a DI classroom.
You might be this type of learner if you are good with patterns, rhythm and sounds.
What is a Musical Learner.
Which advocate for a DI classroom said:
“The teacher thinks and plans in terms of “multiple avenues to learning” for varied needs, rather than in terms of “normal” and “different.”
Who is Carol Tomlinson.
____________ your students to find out what they feel they are best at.
What is survey.
Allow students to truly have a ______ and a _______in their learning-both in activity choice, assessments and pacing.
What are a voice and a choice.
Who might say:
The students are engaged, excited and invested in their classroom experience.
Who is a DI classroom teacher.
You might be this type of learner if you like to analyze problems and puzzles.
What is a Logical-Mathematical Learner.
Which advocate for a DI classroom said:
“Use assessment data to design a rich, rigorous, differentiated curriculum to meet the needs of individual learners on their varying knowledge levels.”
Who are Chapman and King.
Attempting a dramatic shift in teaching without taking small steps will likely lead to feelings of________ and ___________.
What are defeat and despair.
Challenge yourself to plan a unit that incorporates each of the___________ in some capacity.
What are the intelligences.
Who might say:
I get to be a leader in class and make decisions for how I want to share my thinking.
Who is a student in a DI classroom.
What is an Interpersonal Learner.
Which advocate for a DI classroom said:
“The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects the same way.”
Who is Howard Gardner.
Educators have a lot on their plate in terms of servicing the ________, ________ and ________ needs of the students in front of them.
What are academic, emotional and mental needs.
These are shifts in your own thinking that you may consider in an effort to be a truly effective teacher who, not only differentiates within their classroom, but who supports the ___________ and _________ of every student.
What are growth and success.
Who might say:
I used to think I would never be able to run a DI classroom without spending all night, every night creating 25 different projects or lessons.
Who is a DI classroom teacher.