How to Differentiate Instruction

How to Differentiate Instruction What's All the Hype? Unfortunately, our images of school are almost factory images, so school is very standardized. Effective teachers have been differentiating instruction for as long as teaching has been a profession. What The Research Tells Us About Differentiate Instruction There are three bodies of research worth mentioning. 1) Brain-based Research 2) Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences 3) Authentic Assessment Brain-based Research on Learning Research on the brain has been used to inform educational practice for many years and is becoming more and more popular. Other valuable links on this topic can be found at: Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Learning styles research is predominantly used to understand learning preferences that students use to receive and/or process information. Authentic Assessment Step 1- Know Your Students

Kids Science Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction Resources >> Browse Articles >> Utilizing Technology Featured Author: Mrs. Kelly Tenkely Kelly Tenkely is a technology teacher in a private school. Kelly also trains teaching staff on integrating and implementing technology into the classroom. One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Below you will find website suggestions that address the different learning styles in your classroom with the help of technology: Verbal-Linguistic These learners enjoy learning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening. Websites to encourage learning for Verbal-Linguistic students: 1. Allow students to express themselves creatively with words 2. Capture student voices with audio, text, pictures, and video 3. A free online word processor, and presentation tool 4. Students can podcast (voice recording) online.

Plant Experiments, Creating Oxygen These plant experiments on creating oxygen are fun and easy to do. The air that we breathe is 21% oxygen. After we breathe in oxygen we exhale carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is needed by plants for them to live. In these experiments about plants you will see how a leaf creates oxygen that we breathe from sunlight. Materials Green leaf Clear glass Water Sunlight Small hand lens optional Directions Cut a green leaf off of a plant and fill a glass with water. Try these plant experiments Leave the plant in the sunlight for several more hours. Science behind the experiment The bubbles you observed on the leaf and sides of the glass were oxygen. Oxygen is a by product of this and goes into the air. More Links to Science Experiments Volcano Science Experiments, Foaming Volcano Watch as your miniature volcano foams over the size of a crater and down the slopes in this fascinating experiment. Kids Science Experiments, Rubber Band Shoot Out This fun experiment is filled with shooting rubber bands!

Adventures of a Middle School Art Teacher: 7th Grade ~ OP Art lesson From here, they select one of the patterns (2x2, 3x3, or 4x4) and complete their design on either graph paper, or pre-printed paper as shown below. Once finished, we cut them out, glue them on black construction paper, and laminate them.