differentiation

Differentiation Strategies

Differentiation Strategies

Content

Buddy Study

CEI

Compacting

Entry Points

Learning Contracts

Anchor Activities

Buddy Study

2-3 Students

Students share the research and analysis/organization of information

Each student completes an individual product to demonstrate learning

Buddy Study

Buddy Study

CEI with Different Texts

Claim, Evidence, Interpretation

Compacting

Great for AIG students

Students skip parts of the curriculum they have mastered

3-step process

CompactingTeacher assesses the students to determine level of knowledge

Teacher creates plan for what the student needs to know and excuses the student from what he/she already knows

Teacher develops plans for enriched study

Entry Points

Students explore a topic in five ways based on Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory:

Narrative entry points: story

Logical-Quantitative entry points: use numbers or scientific approaches

Entry Points

Foundational entry points: examine the philosophy and vocabulary

Aesthetic entry points: focus on sensory features of the topic

Experiential entry points: use a hands on approach

Learning Contracts

Another good AIG strategy

Written agreement between teacher and student that will result in students working independently.

Anchor Activities

Ongoing Assignments for independent work

Process

Menus

RAFT

Tiered Assignments

RAFT

Role

Audience

Format

Topic

Menus

Think-Tac-Toe

Challenge List

20-50-80

Baseball

Dinner Menu

Challenge List

2-5-8

Baseball Menu

Dinner Menu

Product

100 Ways

Tiered Assignments

Differentiates both content and process

3 Tiers

Tier 1 is Low

Tier 2 is Middle

Tier 3 is High

Tiered Assignments

6 WaysChallenge Level

Complexity

Resources

Outcome

Process

Outcome

Product

Challenge Level: Use Bloom’s Taxonomy

Complexity: Varied Tasks that address a student’s level of readiness

Resources: Varied levels of resources such as different articles based on reading levels

Outcome: All use the same resources but have different tasks

Process: All work on the same outcomes, but use a different process to get there

Product: Choices based on preferences