EASY
Differentiated instruction
a means of meeting students' individual needs in education
Educational leader known for this work
Carol Ann Tomlinson
C.A.T
different types of cats=different types of learning/instruction
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEARNERS
VISUAL, READ AND WRITE, AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC
ways learning can be differentiated
Content, Process, Product and Learning Environment
CONTENT IN INSTRUCTION
UNFAMILIAR- LOWER LEVEL TASKS-MATCH VOCAB WORDS
PARTIAL- APPLY AND ANALYZE CONTENT
FAMILIAR- EVALUATE AND CREATE
PRODUCT IN INSTRUCTION
READ AND WRITE- WRITE A BOOK REPORT
VISUAL- GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
AUDITORY- GIVE ORAL REPORT
KINESTHETIC- BUILD DIORAMA ILLUSTRATING STORY
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
21 years as a public-school teacher and 12 years as program administrator
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN INSTRUCTION
PUT STUDENTS IN DISCUSSION GROUPS
ALLOW INDIVIDUAL IF PREFERRED
CREATE QUIET SPACES
PROCESS IN INTSTRUCTION
VISUAL AND WORD- PROVIDE TEXTBOOKS
AUDITORY- AUDIO BOOKS
KINESTHETIC- INTERACTIVE ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS