Running Head: MNAS - MODULE 4 APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT

A Look at U ing Di!!e"entiation P"a#ti#e and St"ategie in a Midd$e S#%oo$ Setting &a"en Ca"u o Ma"'g"o(e Co$$ege

MNAS - MODULE 4 APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT ) A Look at U ing Di!!e"entiation P"a#ti#e and St"ategie in a Midd$e S#%oo$ Setting A t'*i#a$ na* %ot o! an' #$a "oo+ ,i$$ 'ie$d t%e !o$$o,ing !inding : %ete"ogeneou $' g"ou*ed tudent !"o+ di(e" e #u$tu"a$- "a#ia$ and $ea"ning .a#kg"ound / 0it%in t%at a+e #$a "oo+ t%e"e a"e a$ o (a"'ing $e(e$ o! "eadine and tudent +oti(ation to $ea"n/ T%e

1ue tion t%at it at t%e !o"e!"ont o! an' tea#%e"2 +ind i %o, to +eet t%e need o! a$$ o! %i o" %e" tudent ,%i$e a$ o +eeting t%e tate and di t"i#t edu#ationa$ tanda"d / One +et%od tea#%e" u e to de(e$o* a #o++unit' o! $ea"ne" i t%"oug% t%e i+*$e+entation o! di!!e"entiation *"a#ti#e and t"ategie / 3' de(e$o*ing a di!!e"entiated #$a "oo+ t%e tea#%e" $ook to *"o(ide a !$e4i.$e a**"oa#% to tea#%ing ,it% a !o#u on tudent $ea"ning di!!e"en#e - %o, it i+*a#t t%ei" #ontent a"ea and ,%at need to .e in *$a#e to en u"e ea#% tudent i +aking +eaning!u$ *"og"e 5To+$in on 6 I+.eau- )7178/ 9o" t%i *a*e" ,e ,i$$ $ook at t%e *"a#ti#e and t"ategie in t%e a"ea o! #u""i#u$u+- in t"u#tiona$ *$anning- and !$e4i.$e in t"u#tion in a g"ade !i(e to eig%t +idd$e #%oo$/ T%e "e u$t !"o+ Hea#o42 5)77:8 ;Tea#%e" In(ento"' on Di!!e"entiation P"a#ti#e and St"ategie < ,e"e u ed to e4a+ine t%e deg"ee t%at !i(e tea#%e" in t%ei" #$a "oo+ a"e u ing di!!e"entiation/ T%e tea#%e" "ange in e4*e"ien#e !"o+ !i(e to !i!teen 'ea" - and *"o(ide in t"u#tion in +at%- #ien#e and o#ia$ tudie di #i*$ine !"o+ g"ade !i(e to g"ade eig%t/ T,o o! t%e tea#%e" inte"(ie,ed a$ o %a(e dua$ #e"ti!i#ation in gene"a$ and *e#ia$ edu#ation/ A$$ o! t%e edu#ato" *"o(ide in t"u#tion in in#$u i(e #$a "oo+ ,it% t,o o! t%e tea#%e" a$ o *"o(iding "e*$a#e+ent in t"u#tion to *e#ia$ edu#ation tudent / T%e "e u$t o! t%e in(ento"' ugge t t%at a$$ o! t%e tea#%e" a"e i+*$e+enting di!!e"entiation t"ategie to o+e deg"ee ,it%in t%ei"

#$a "oo+ / T%e $e(e$ o! di!!e"entiated u age i #$ea"$' tied to t%e nu+.e" o! 'ea" o! tea#%ing/ MNAS - MODULE 4 APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT = T%e tea#%e" ,it% t%e $ea t nu+.e" o! 'ea" in edu#ation ,a a$ o t%e one ,%o *"o(ided t%e $ea t nu+.e" o! o**o"tunitie !o" di!!e"entiated a#ti(itie in %e" #$a "oo+ 5Li a Li#a+e$i- *e" ona$ #o++uni#ation- Augu t =- )71)8/ O(e"a$$ t%e "e u$t o! +' *ee" #$o e$' "e!$e#ted +' o,n i+*$e+entation o! di!!e"entiated *"a#ti#e and t"ategie / 0e a$$ !ee$ t%at ou" unit o! tud' a"e #onne#ted to ou" tate #u""i#u$u+ tanda"d ,it% t%e +o t (a"iation o! u age .eing in t%e dete"+ining t%e a e +ent to .e u ed .e!o"e *$anning a $e on/ Tea#%e" in t%e #ien#e and o#ia$ tudie a"ea ,e"e +o"e $ike$' to u e *"e+ade a e +ent ,%i$e t%e +at% tea#%e" u ed +o"e #a!!o$ded a e +ent t%at ,e"e *"e*a"ed du"ing ongoing in t"u#tion .a ed on indi(idua$ tudent "eadine to t%e +at% de*a"t+ent2 de#i ion to ta"t ea#% #$a tudent unde" tanding/ T%i $e(e$ / I att"i.ute t%i

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,e ,e"e +o"e $ike$' to kno, ou" tudent2 $ea"ning *"e!e"en#e and %o, to u e t%at !o" in t"u#tiona$ *u"*o e t%an ou" #o$$eague 5&ate 9innegan- *e" ona$ #o++uni#ation- Augu t :)71)8/ T%i +a' .e in *a"t to ou" *e#ia$ edu#ation t"aining and ou" o**o"tunitie to tea#% to a *e#i!i# *o*u$ation in a +a$$e"- +o"e "e$a4ed #$a "oo+ etting/ T%e $a"ge t di *a"it' o! *"a#ti#e ,a !ound unde" t%e !$e4i.$e in t"u#tion #atego"'/ It i %e"e t%at a tea#%e" $eade" I ,ou$d #on#ent"ate +' e!!o"t / A t%e "e u$t +o"e in-#$a %o, t%e tea#%e" ,it%

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tudent-$ea"ning need / &e' to i+*$e+enting an' idea a.out di!!e"entiation i to !i" t +ake u"e MNAS - MODULE 4 APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT 4 a$$ tea#%e" kno, e4a#t$' ,%at di!!e"entiation i - de!ine t%e *"a#ti#e and t"ategie - and %a"e idea on %o, it #an .e in#$uded into e4i ting $e on and a#ti(itie to in#"ea e tudent a#%ie(e+ent/ A a !a#i$itato" I ,ou$d en#ou"age t%e #%oo$ to %a(e a *"o!e iona$ de(e$o*+ent e(ent ,%e"e *"a#ti#ing tea#%e" #ou$d .e *ai"ed ,it% +o"e t%ei" +o"e no(i#e #o$$eague / Tea#%e" #ou$d ."ing a *e#i!i# $e on to ,o"k on and %a"e *"a#ti#e t%at t%e' u ed to +eet *e#i!i# tudent need / E ta.$i %ing a +ento" *"og"a+ ,ou$d a$$o, ea#% tea#%e" to %a(e a #onta#t *e" on t%u .ui$ding a en e o! #o++unit'/ I! ta!!ing a$$o,ed #o(e"age %ou$d .e *"o(ided o t%e *ai"ed tea#%e" ,ou$d .e toget%e" ,%en t%e $e on i taug%t/ I ,ou$d %a(e tea#%e" ,"ite a %o"t "e!$e#tion on t%e $e on and #o+*i$e t%e $e on- "e!$e#tion and an' +ate"ia$ u ed in t%e #$a into a data.a e !o" ot%e" tea#%e" to "e(ie,/ In#$uded in t%i "e!e"en#e

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a#tion/ Ha(ing t%e e ou"#e a##e i.$e on tea#%e" $a*to* ,ou$d en#ou"age tea#%e" to u e t%e+ and *"o(ide t%e+ ,it% a di!!e"entiation $i."a"' t%at #ou$d .e ea i$' u*dated/ I ,ou$d a$ o ,o"k ,it% tea#%e" to #"eate $e(e$ed te4t "e ou"#e t%at #ou$d .e u ed a#"o t%e #u""i#u$u+ /

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