Title: Differentiated Curriculum

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Differentiated Curriculum

 From Differentiation in Practice by C. Tomlinson

C. Eidson

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What is differentiated instruction?

 a systematic approach to planning curriculum

and instruction for academically diverse
learners
 suggests that teachers concentrate on two
classroom factors- the nature of the student and
the essential meaning of the curriculum

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Classroom Elements

 Tomlinson and Eidson (2003) suggest five

classroom elements
 CONTENTwhat we teach how students access
information and ideas
 PROCESShow students come to understand knowledge
and skills
 PRODUCTShow students demonstrate understanding
 AFFECThow students link thought and feeling
 LEARNING ENVIRONMENTthe way the classroom feels
and functions

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Student Characteristics

 Teachers should respond to three student

characteristics as they plan
 READINESSthe current knowledge, understanding,
or skills of students related to a particular
sequence of learning
 INTERESTwhat students enjoy learning, thinking
about, and doing- a great motivator
 LEARNING PROFILEthe students preferred mode of
learning influenced by a learning style or
intelligence

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Strategies for Differentiating Content
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Strategies for Differentiating Process
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Strategies for Differentiating Products
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Differentiating Affect
  model respect teach about and for respect
 help develop an awareness and appreciation for
differences examine multiple perspectives
 help students develop empathy for each other
 provide structures that promote and support
student success
 seek opportunities to affirm students
 coach students to work for personal bests
 celebrate growth
 help develop problem solving and reflection skills

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Differentiating the Learning Environment

 a flexible learning environment

 a variety of configurations of space
 consideration of display areas, location of
resources, transitions, movement of students,
signals for movement
 best times for group, independent or partner work
 routines procedures required
 tracking goals, work, and achievements

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Essential Principles of Differentiation

 The authors outline six essential principles

 Good curriculum comes first.
 All tasks should be respectful of each learner.
 When in doubt, teach up.
 Use flexible groupings.
 Become an assessment junkie.
 Grade for growth as well as benchmarks.

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