DI Glossary
It Is or It Isn't
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Just Do It
100
A teacher's response to student needs
What is differentiation or differentiated instruction?
100
one size fits all
What is "It isn't?"
100
Grouping or re-grouping students according to specific goals and needs
What is flexible grouping?
100
A menu of options that vary by process and interest
What are student choice boards or think-Tac-Toe boards?
200
The "what we teach" as opposed to "the how we teach."
What is content?
200
a blend of whole class, individual, and group instruction
What is "It is?"
200
On-going collection of formal, informal, formative, and summative data
What is continuous assessment?
200
Writing assignments that provide for student choice, interests, and preferences
What are RAFTS?
300
The "how" students make sense of content.
What is process?
300
chaotic
What is "It isn't?"
300
When every student's work is equally engaging, appealing, and important
What are "respectful tasks?"
300
Parallel tasks at multiple levels of depth and complexity with varied degrees of scaffolding and support
What are tiered assignments?
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