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Potpourri
Like a One-Room School House
One Lesson for Many Students
General Differentiation Information
Essential Elements for Success
100
It should not interfere with the integrity of the assignment.
What is modifying the testing?
100
It's where teachers should begin a lesson
What is "where students are," according to Tomlinson?
100
Identify what all students need to understand and student objectives
What is "Step One" for Differentiated Instruction?
100
According to Tomlinson, these are three examples of differentiating CONTENT.
various: What are: change readibility levels of materials, use audio OR visual materials for presentation, make vocab lists accord to readiness levels, use small groups?
100
If students finish activities early, these will keep the students productive.
What are anchor activities (or "sponge" activities)?
200
It is a classification of learning objectives that can be used to design projects that meet the needs of all levels of students in the class.
What is Bloom's Taxonomy?
200
It's the universal challenge for all teachers, that can be achieved with differentiation.
What is "how to reach all students?"
200
It should match your teaching style AND the learners' needs
What is the "right way to create an effectively differentiated classroom?"
200
These are three ways to differentiate process, per Tomlinson.
VARIOUS answers: What are tiered activities, interest centers, personal task lists, manipulatives, other concrete supports, varying time to complete task?
200
The First of 2 "Critical Rules" for classroom management
What is "Use 6-inch voices?"
300
They are survival, teaching situations, and pupils (oh my!)
What are the three stages of concern that most novice teachers have?
300
You might say they are "students of students."
What are "teachers?"
300
They are 3 methods for differentiating teacher presentation of directions.
(Various answers accepted) What are hand signals, sign language, post-it notes, repeat instructions, modify pace/words, write instructions on board, ask students to repeat, demonstrate/model/act out instructions?
300
It's what a tailor and a teacher have in common.
What is "they both have to find a way to make their products meet individual needs?"
300
The Second "Critical Rule" for classroom management
What is "ask 3 before me?"
400
Give the same assignment to all students and simply [make] the questions harder (or less difficult) for some of them.
What is NOT differentiation, according to Braverman's article?
400
It's who a student should compete against as s/he grows and develops.
Who is "the student?"
400
They are 3 ways to differentiate for complexity in a class.
Answers will vary: What are: students may create their own review product, students may select in-class mini workshops to clarify confusion, students may ask for "challenge" work, students may use various resources that range in complexity, alternative assessments can be used?
400
These are three ways to differentiate products.
What are giving options, using skill-level rubrics, working individually or in groups, creating personal assignments?
400
Flexible, rather than static
What is the "essential" group tiering strategy?
500
It's a tool for increasing the probability that instruction can be made suitable for every student.
What is placement assessment (or pre-assessment)?
500
According to Tomlinson, it is approached "more as an art than as a mechanical exercise."
What is teaching in a differentiated classroom?
500
These are examples of differentiating the learning environment so all students can be accommodated, per Tomlinson.
various: What are quiet places AND places to collaborate, materials that reflect a variety of cultures and home settings, clear guidelines, routines, tolerance for those who must be active vs those who want to sit quietly?
500
They are the four classroom elements for differentiating.
What are Content, Process, Products, Learning Environment?
500
Formative, summative or a combination of both- based on your needs and lesson design
What is the assessment component of the lesson?