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Turn to a colleague and discuss: How do our students differ from one another?
Differentiation in NOT
Dominated by whole class instruction Creating 3 different lessons
(Provide support/*on-grade level/provide a challenge)
Individualized instruction Just giving more work to advanced learners ***Trying to do different things with everyone every day
The teachers job is to coach for success with a task slightly more complex than the child can manage alone, and thus, push forward the area of independence.
Provide multiple opportunities for students to explain what they are learning
Guide assigned Learning Partners to interact through a daily (TurnnTalk). Hold partners accountable for staying on task by requiring a
written task to be completed by each student
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Classroom Instruction
Language Goal:
To use transition words for sequence: First, Next, Then, Finally,
Content Goal:
Compare two ideas, processes, customs, places, etc.
Language Goal:
Use the language of comparison: both, same, similar, on the one hand, however, different, neither, etc.
(compare/contrast)
(cause-effect)
Lets recap: specific ways to help Second Language Learners during instruction
Study Partners
Small Group
Choice Opportunities
Based on student interest, learning styles, MI Provide a variety of options: content (what to read and
study), learning activities (read, write, speak, research, work alone, work in a group), show-what-you-know products
Tiered Lessons
Providing appropriate challenge to 2-3 levels of students at the same time All students work on the same concept, but at different
levels of complexity, abstractness, and independence
TurnnTalk
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Judy Dodge
Charting My Strengths
Im great! Im good
Im okay
ListeningSpeakingReadingWritingPronunciation--Homework
Not every day, not every week, but whenever you have an important concept and a wide range of understanding among students
Differentiated Assessments
Occasionally offer a choice of options to show-what-you-know about a topic (Choice HW Options/End-of-Unit Projects) Alternative Assessments