Fundamental classroom practices (VAGTC):
- allow students to work more quickly or invetigate more deeply
- plan extension tasks
- set work at a higher level e.g. requiring problem solving, open ended investigation, critical evaluation
- enable them to persue interests
- teaching them to work idependently
- set hgh standards
- facilitate opportunities to work with like-minded students
Where to start?
View presentation given as part of Professional Learning Program on May 3rd 2012.
This presentation provides an overview of differentiation; examples; activities you could try in your class this week.
Compacting:
Streamlines the curriculum, eliminating areas of repetition and enabling students to cover what they need to and have more time for advanced and challenging work.
Excellent examples and guidelines can be found in Susan Winebrennar's book 'Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques every teacher can use to meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented' will be available to borrow at the end of Term 2, 2012.
Fundamental classroom practices (VAGTC):
- allow students to work more quickly or invetigate more deeply
- plan extension tasks
- set work at a higher level e.g. requiring problem solving, open ended investigation, critical evaluation
- enable them to persue interests
- teaching them to work idependently
- set hgh standards
- facilitate opportunities to work with like-minded students
Where to start?
View presentation given as part of Professional Learning Program on May 3rd 2012.
This presentation provides an overview of differentiation; examples; activities you could try in your class this week.
Louise Dunn's presentation on differentation.
Many of the resources below come from the VAGTC "vision" publication, Volume 22/Number 1, April 2012
Overview of differentiation tools:
TEACHING OPTIONS:
Exentsion menus
Tiering
To layer or split lessons into different levels of 'tiers'.
A range of helpful explanations & examples can be found at:
www.daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Tiering
Science, Maths & Language Arts lesson plans.
www.doe.in.gov/acheivement/individualized-learning/tiered-curriculum-project
A tiered approach to writing a persuasive essay
www.2differentiate.pbworks.com/f/LanguageArtsTiered.pdf
www.k8accesscentre.org/training_resources/documents/TieredActivity.pdf
Science
www.k8accesscenter.org/training.../Dinermenu_ChoiceBoard.doc
Maths
www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10513.aspx
Blooms Taxonomy
A simple yet effective form of differentiation.
For designing activities or questions based on Bloom
www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
Sample units, planners, outlines
www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Bloom/blooms.htm
"Investigate a book on this site allows you to link Blooms with Multiple Intelligences to create a literature grid.
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Models for Differentation:
The most commonly used models include:
The William's Model
The Maker Model
Kaplan's Model
Examples, templates and guidelines:
www.mscnglishfaculty.wikispaces.com/file/view/Models+of+curriculum+differentiation+workbook.pdf
www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gv.au/policies/gats/assets/pdf/polsuppcd.pdf (pgs 15-21)
Compacting:
Streamlines the curriculum, eliminating areas of repetition and enabling students to cover what they need to and have more time for advanced and challenging work.
Steps to compacting based on Reis and Renzulli are outlined in:
www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/gifted/schooloptions/curricompact.htm
Excellent examples and guidelines can be found in Susan Winebrennar's book 'Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques every teacher can use to meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented' will be available to borrow at the end of Term 2, 2012.
Individual Learning Contracts:
Good information can be found at http://www.susanwinebrenner.com/handouts.html
Further examples:
www.iu29.org/resources/Documents/StudLearnContract.pdf
www.teacherweb.com/CT/WestShoreMS/.../AuthorStudyContract.doc
Differentation activities:
Cubing & Thinkdots
RAFTS
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'Dare to differentiate' blog - an excellent resource providing the original access to many of the above resources