I think a key aspect to discuss in this blog post is moving to online instruction and

implementing differentiation strategies within. Differentiation is key in any classroom but

becomes more necessary when online because students are all learning in different
environments and can have limited ways of learning. Before moving to this online
instruction you need to assess students prior knowledge and how much oral/written
English language will be needed within the assignments. You also need to choose
resources that ensure that students have sufficient proficiency in English to complete
them Providing students with the necessary tools and clear and concise expectations
for online instruction is key in the beginning of your class. In the Pergory book, they
discussed ways to differentiate instruction for online classes and some that I found
beneficial were using Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. These sites give students visuals,
diagrams and ways to build content knowledge while also being able to collaborate with
their peers. They can build blogs, journals and discussions where peers can connect big
ideas and share their thought processes online. Specific to my content area, it is more
difficult to implement these online instruction activities because students will just keep
trying to solve a problem until they get it correct. This poses an issue because students
are not getting a conceptual understanding of the mathematics, but rather just trying to
complete the assignments and get the right answer. A way to combat this is providing
guided questions, checklists, rubrics etc that the students can hold themselves to when
learning in an online environment. This will help students stay on task and internalize
the information they are learning. You can also use differentiation strategies for study
tools by using kahoots, webquests, quizizz, scavenger hunts etc. This will help you as a
teacher monitor students work and also have them find different ways to challenge
themselves and work with their peers.

Citation

Peregoy, S. F., & Boyle, O. (2017). Reading, writing, and learning in Esl: a resource
book for teaching K-12 English learners. Boston: Pearson.