Follow-Up Table Talk :Differentiated Instruction

Lyons Township High SchoolOctober 17, 2012

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QUESTIONS: IDEAS:

Today’s Purpose:•To answer participant questions concerning Differentiated Instruction

•To share and build upon participant ideas

•To provide several strategies for differentiating instruction in the classroom

THE KUDEssential for Effective

DifferentiatedInstruction

because itensures the samelearning goal andexpectations are inplace for all

students

•Facts•Places•People•Things

K•Big Ideas•Generalizations•Essential

Understandings

U

•Skills•OutcomesD

(Strickland, 2011, p.15)

Ideas for Differentiating:Rather than Provide 1 Assessment, Provide 3

To Differentiate Questioning:

1) Identify your KUD2) Provide students 3 questions/tasks in the

midst of a lecture, as part of an activity, or on an entrance/exit slip that arrive at the same KUD

3) Students should answer one of the three questions or complete one of the three tasks

* Questions can be differentiated by interest, learning profile, or readiness

SAMPLE ASSESSMENT TASK:Select one of the following

tasks to complete in your class notes:

A) Draw a flow chart that depicts the water cycle.

B) Write a narrative explaining the steps of the water cycle from the perspective of a water droplet.

C) Draw a picture that clearly articulates the water cycle. Label the picture appropriately.

Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tic-Tac-Toe to Differentiate by Interest

To Create Tic-Tac-Toe:

1) Write 9 commands, questions, or tasks on the Tic-Tac-Toe board.

2) Have students choose three options to complete creating a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally

 http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe

SAMPLE TIC TAC TOE

Ideas for Differentiating:Use RAFTto Differentiate by Learning Style

To Create a RAFT:

1) Develop a KUD◦ Please note: When assigning a

RAFT, you may have to rely upon student presentations or sharing to achieve all aspects of the KUD.

2) Design a writing assignment with a minimum of 4 columns:

◦ Roles◦ Audiences◦ Formats◦ Topics

(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26)(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)

Ideas for Differentiating:Use RAFTto Differentiate by Learning Style

To Create a RAFT:3) Have each student select

one horizontal row to complete

4) Make time for students to share their work (so all aspects of the KUD are achieved)

* To differentiate by Learning Style, make sure there are several options that appeal to different learning styles in the FORMAT column

(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26)(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)

SAMPLE RAFT: SOCIAL STUDIES

(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 16)

Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tieringto Differentiate by Readiness

“Tiering is a processof adjusting thedegree of difficultyof a question, task,or product tomatch a student’scurrentreadiness level.”

Strickland, A Strategy for Readiness Differentiation

Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tieringto Differentiate by Readiness

To Tier an Assignment:

1) Determine the KUD statement2) Identify the readiness ranges relative to the KUD

goals3) Create an activity that is engaging & rigorous4) Replicate the activity to address differences in

readiness◦ Use similar knowledge & skills◦ Yields the same understanding

5) Use assessment data to match the task to the student

(Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 16)

SAMPLE TIERED LESSON: MATH

(Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 19)

References:Resources for Idaho Teachers: Differentiation Framework.

DesCartes Curriculum: NWEA Map. Retrieved from http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe .

Strickland, C.A. (2011). Differentiation of instruction at the high school level. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.

Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Music. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.

Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Math. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.

Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Social Studies. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.

Tomlinson, C.A. & Strickland, C. A. (2005). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating curriculum – Grades 9-12. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.