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Differentiation
What do you do when you’ve got one, two, three or ten students in a classroom who need a different learning experience from the rest?
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Differentiation does not mean you have to teach or prepare different lessons for different students.
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Differentiation is to adapt, change, alter instructions in class by the teachers to help students with mixed abilities and learning styles reach their academic potential.
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Differentiation helps all students in the classroom.
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Students have the chance to work at their own pace.
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A pace that is challeging but not overwhelming.
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The teacher has the chance to work with a specific group of students while the others work independently.
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The class runs more smoothly.
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Everyone is assigned a task.
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Differentiation helps with feedback.
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The teacher should observe how students react to instructions or how well they complete classwork. Based on the information collected, it's possible to understand students needs.
5 Steps for differentiated instruction
Figure out what you can differentiate
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content;
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assessment;
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process.
Profile students readiness
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consider students' langugae level;
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assess for learning;
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ask previous teachers for some insight.
Set meaninful objectives
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think about what you want students to do at the end of the lesson;
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the objectives will show the way to maximize students' learning.
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Create learning profiles
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use it group students together, figure out instructional strategies and objectives;
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include assessments, self-check, activities, portfolio, projects, worksheets, etc.
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Create strategies with assessment data
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use group work;
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provide visual aides during instructions;
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provide modified work.