An+Introduction+to+Differentiated+Instruction

=Welcome = = This page is for someone who is new to the Ideas of Differentiation and Differentiated Instruction. = = = = media type="custom" key="7215817" = =What is Differentiated Instruction? Mainly it is a belief system. It is a belief that every student learns at a different pace and that our responsibilty as teachers is to meet them where they are as individuals while still maintaining the idea of a commmon standard that they are to achieve.=

=Why it is important? As we get more IEP students, more ELL students, more AP students and a variety of students with various acronyms in front of them it is important to teach them all so that everyone is challenged.=

=Who should Differentiate? All teachers, ILA's, and anyo﻿ ne who deals with students should differentiate.=

=When should teachers Differentiate? You can start small with the occational assignment but ideally we should do some form of differentiation daily.=

=How do I differentiate? Luckily that is what the site is for.=

You can differentiate by:

Content : Different students get different content (different books, different topics)

Interest : Different students get different things based on their individual interest.

Learning Needs : Learning style's based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory

Process : Different students work differently towards the same common goal. Some work individually, some in groups, etc.

Product : Different students produce different products all based on the same standard.

Readiness : Different students work at different rates based on their ability to access the curriculum.

One of the initial questions is how to reconcile the ideas of MCAS and differentiation. Please read the following article: Reconcilible Differences about that topic.