Diane Messer
DCIU, Professional Development
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DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
AN OVERVIEW
INDUCTION TRAINING
Define Differentiated Instruction
Apply basic principles of Universal Design for Learning
Acquire a set of strategies that support varied student learning across the curriculum
Address common areas of concern related to differentiated instruction.
Learner Outcomes
Poor23%
ELLs10%
ADHD8%
LD5%
S/L3%
ED1%
Autism Spec1%
Unknown49%
Who's in Your Class?
1 in 4 American children
Source: Child Defense Fund, 2012
1 in every 58 children
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. Child Maltreatment 2007. Accessed January 2010. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm07/index.htm
3.2 million American children
MELISSA M. STILES, M.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Am Fam Physician. 2002 Dec 1;66(11):2052-2067.
“If we teach so that students learn, we do
whatever it takes
to make this happen.”
- Rick Wormeli, 2007
Universal Design
An example from
architecture and manufacturing.
VisualsOutlinePraiseModel
Universal Design for Learning
All students benefit from good teaching practices.
Content
ContentProcess
ContentProcess
Environment
ContentProcess
EnvironmentProduct
Teacher Clarity
THE CORE
THE CORE
What is the essential learning destination?
“Let the main ideas which are introduced into a child’s education be few and important, and let them be thrown into every combination possible.”
-Whitehead, 1929
