Nrich.maths.org. Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization | Barbara Bray - Rethinking Learning. This chart is cross-posted on our new site at Personalize Learning. After writing the post “Personalization is NOT Differentiating Instruction,” I received some very interesting feedback and more hits than any other of my posts. I think I hit a nerve. So Kathleen McClaskey and I did some research on what personalization is and the differences between differentiation and individualization. We found very little information on the differences. And what we did find, we disagreed with many of the points. That lead us to create this chart: Personalized Learning Chart by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. .
Personalized Learning is NOT Differentiating Instruction | Barbara Bray - Rethinking Learning. The term “Personalized Learning” is a buzz word educators use to be an alternative to “one size fits all” teaching. Unfortunately, the message is confusing. Ed.gov’s archive as part of the National Technology Plan lays out the definition of Individualized, Personalized, and Differentiated Instruction: Individualization refers to instruction that is paced to the learning needs of different learners. Learning goals are the same for all students, but students can progress through the material at different speeds according to their learning needs.
Differentiation refers to instruction that is tailored to the learning preferences of different learners. Personalization refers to instruction that is paced to learning needs, tailored to learning preferences, and tailored to the specific interests of different learners. Personalized learning is NOT “Personalized Instruction.” Personalizing learning means… Each learner is unique and learns in different ways. Differentiated Instruction In Mathematics - Using Targeted Interventions. Search. Differentiated Instruction Resources. Differentiated Instruction for Math. Reflection Improves Instruction. Alternate Forms of Assessment. Tips on Supporting All Students: Equity and Diversity. "Equity" and "Diversity" are very deep topics, and as such, there are dangers in boiling them down to a list of tips. The following is not a list of activities one does to be equitable or to celebrate diversity, and should not be looked at as such. Rather, the goal is to provide a starting point for considering equity and supporting diversity within our classrooms.
The following headings are very broad reminders of how we can continue our efforts to achieve the goal of a mathematics education experience that is equitable and celebrates diversity. Equity does not mean equal. Differentiated Learning.