Presenters:
Anetria and Sherrie
ReadinessA student’s skills and understanding of a
topic Interest
A task that ignites curiosity or passion in a student
Learning ProfileTask encourages students to work in a
preferred manner
Content Process Product
It is difficult and somewhat unnatural to carve apart the curricular elements of content, process, and product, because students process ideas as they read content, think while they create products, and conjure ideas for products while they encounter ideas in the material they use.
-Carol Ann Tomlinson
Content is the “input” of teaching and learningWe can adapt what we teachWe can adapt or modify how we give
students access to what we want them to learn
Readiness differentiation Interest differentiation Learning profile differentiation
Curriculum compacting Adjusting Questions Using varied text and resource materials Learning contracts Varied support systems
Note taking-organizersReading partners
Process means sense making, the opportunity for learners to process the content or ideas and skills
Process is usually the “sense-making activity”
Typically short and focuses on one, or just a few, key understandings and skills
Differentiating process according to readiness means matching the complexity of a task to a student’s current level of understanding or skill
Differentiating process according to student interest involves giving students choices about facets of a topic in which to specialize or helping them link a personal interest to a sense-making goal
Differentiating process according to student learning profile generally means encouraging students to make sense of an idea in a preferred way of learning
Learning logs Journals Graphic organizers Learning centers Interest centers Literature circles Choice Boards Tiered Assignments Cubing
Unlike processing, this will take longer Product assignments help students
rethink, use, and extend what they have learned over a period of time (unit, semester, year…)
Product should represent students’ extensive understandings and applications
Causes students to think about, apply, and even expand on key understandings and skills