Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction Tips for downloading: PDF files can be viewed on a wide variety of platforms -- both as a browser plug-in or a stand-alone application -- with Adobe's free Acrobat Reader program. Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Reader. Click on any title link below to view or download that file. Resources On This Page: Lesson Plans & Rubric - Reteach and Enrich Sample materials used to teach, assess, reteach, and enrich one week's fifth grade math objective: differentiating prime and composite numbers. Back to Top Tools for Data Assessment Teachers at Mesquite meet weekly with the student achievement teacher to review the most recent assessment data and plan instruction for each student accordingly. 5th Grade Math Formative Assessment Tracking Sheet Sample spreadsheet used to track student performance on each objective. Culture Websites & Readings
Pédagogie différenciée : 10 conseils + 1 ! Voici un petit pense-bête, à la fois théorique et pratique, permettant de favoriser la mise en place de pratiques différenciées dans sa classe. 1/ Dans une classe, l’hétérogénéité est la règle ! L’homogénéité étant l’exception, il faut cesser d’être surpris de ne pas pouvoir faire avancer tout le monde de la même manière même si les programmes en donnent l’illusion. 2/ La différence entre élèves est normale ! Qu’il s’agisse d’écarts de vitesse, d’autonomie, de motivation, d’intérêt, de compréhension, on ne peut plus être « indifférents aux différences » mais devons inclure cette approche dans le fonctionnement habituel de la classe. 3/ Dans aucune classe, le travail est accompli en même temps avec la même efficacité. 4/ La différenciation n’est pas un problème, c’est une solution ! 5/ Tous les élèves ont besoin de différenciation ! 6/ La différenciation n’est pas le différentialisme ! 7/ L’individualisation s’équilibre avec une pédagogie coopérative. Le temps (en donner plus ou moins)
Standards Increasing the effectiveness of professional learning is the leverage point with the greatest potential for strengthening and refining the day-to-day performance of educators. Standards for Professional Learning is the third iteration of standards outlining the characteristics of professional learning that lead to effective teaching practices, supportive leadership, and improved student results. Learning Forward, with the contribution of 40 professional associations and education organizations, developed the Standards for Professional Learning. (See the Standards Revision Task Force and the Standards Advisory Team.) The standards make explicit that the purpose of professional learning is for educators to develop the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions they need to help students perform at higher levels. Watch Stephanie Hirsh give an overview of the standards These standards call for a new form of educator learning.
La différenciation pédagogique | TA@l’école Qu’est-ce que la différenciation pédagogique? La différenciation pédagogique est une approche pédagogique souple qui permet au personnel enseignant de planifier et d’utiliser diverses approches en les adaptant en fonction du contenu, des processus d’apprentissage, du style d’apprentissage, des méthodes, des stratégies de présentation et des outils d’évaluation. On obtient ainsi un milieu d’apprentissage proactif plus personnel qui favorise la réussite de TOUS les élèves (ministère de l’Éducation de la Colombie-Britannique, 2011). Selon Tomlinson (2004), la différenciation pédagogique (DP) repose sur l’idée que, comme les points forts, les intérêts, les styles d’apprentissage et le degré de préparation à l’apprentissage varient considérablement d’un élève à l’autre, il faut ajuster l’enseignement selon la variation de ces caractéristiques. Le personnel enseignant peut distinguer un ou plusieurs des éléments suivants dans toute situation d’apprentissage en classe (Tomlinson, 2004) :
Are You a Teacher-Leader? - Getting Smart by Susan Lucille Davis - edchat, edreform, leadership Teachers are master problem-solvers. They learn quickly to adjust on the fly as they react boldly and deftly in a moment’s response, whether to students’ endless questions about how to and what if, to the numerous disruptions blaring from a PA system, or to adapting their lesson plans because the Internet is down…again. When it comes to their own classrooms, teachers do not hesitate to meet daily obstacles and challenges head-on. But solving the problem of changing and reforming the very nature of the schools they work in is a different story. Why? What We Talk About When We Talk About Teacher-Leaders I recently put this question – why isn’t every teacher a teacher-leader – in somewhat different form, to the new teachers at my school who meet weekly to discuss issues and best practices in education. Do you feel a sense of purpose? A sense of purpose provides direction and motivation in any teacher-leader’s professional life. Are you focused on what matters most – students’ learning?
La différenciation pédagogique A Place for Learning: The Physical Environment of Classrooms I was supervising a teacher who was enrolled in our program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that focused on developing student self-knowledge, ego strength, trust and community in classrooms. We had created a manual with over 50 classroom lessons. She was teaching at a high school in an economically depressed district in northern Appalachia. She called me in a state of frustration. Students Take Ownership So I visited the class. I suggested that she ditch the exercises and work with the class to totally change the physical environment. They spent six weeks doing little else. There are at least two lessons from this story. The physical structure of a classroom is a critical variable in affecting student morale and learning. The Custodian’s Favorite Arrangement Here's a related story. A Short Course in Classroom Arrangement It's conventional wisdom that different types of instruction require different seating arrangements. More Ideas, More Resources Well-Being and Motivation
12 Strategies For Critical Assessment Critics of the U.S. education system have set out to determine which evaluation method produces data that best captures the way students learn and the way they progress toward classroom goals. Since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, most educators “agree that we have gone too far in placing too much emphasis on test scores.” Today, while educator and student evaluations are still high priorities, product-oriented evaluation techniques, such as standardized testing, are no longer believed to be the most reliable way to conduct a classroom study. Educators suspect that product-oriented testing, which measures only the outcome of student performance, offers a limited view of what students learn. Rather than evaluating potential areas of improvement, such as problem-solving and creativity, product-oriented testing only displays whether a student can memorize information or work well under pressure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Second, CATs can promote comprehension and long-term retention. 8. 9.
Teach Me: Student-Led Instruction Strategies Teaching tools, tricks, and ideas are an essential component of a teacher’s ‘arsenal’ when it comes to having engaged students and strong teachable moments. The one tool that I rely heavily upon is a concept I termed as ‘Teach Me,’ though you may heard it called by other terms. Simply, the idea behind Teach Me is when the teacher lets the student teach a concept to them. The student goes through the whole concept, or study, giving it to you in extreme detail. What it basically means is that your student becomes the teacher; teaching it to you. Benefits of the "Teach Me" Learning Exercise 4 Specific Goals of Student-led Instruction 1. Top 22 digital technology in the classroom tools your colleagues are using in... Fun facts, cross-curricular classroom activities about hibernation that will... Use these 10 teaching strategies to instruct writing. At many Israeli schools, passion, emanating from both students and school... Use the following classroom management techniques to improve your school...
Questioning Toolkit Essential Questions These are questions which touch our hearts and souls. They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human. Most important thought during our lives will center on such essential questions. What does it mean to be a good friend? If we were to draw a cluster diagram of the Questioning Toolkit, Essential Questions would be at the center of all the other types of questions. All the other questions and questioning skills serve the purpose of "casting light upon" or illuminating Essential Questions. Most Essential Questions are interdisciplinary in nature. Essential Questions probe the deepest issues confronting us . . . complex and baffling matters which elude simple answers: Life - Death - Marriage - Identity - Purpose - Betrayal - Honor - Integrity - Courage - Temptation - Faith - Leadership - Addiction - Invention - Inspiration. Essential Questions are at the heart of the search for Truth. Essential Questions offer the organizing focus for a unit.
Why 2016 is about Work / Life Integration | Collective Hub | Collective Hub Guest Editor, Life WORDS BY Vanessa Bennett | Guest Blogger ...not Work / Life Balance In today’s society, work/life balance seems to be the Holy Grail that everyone strives for, yet very few achieve. These days people tend to glorify being busy so much that even our time for ‘balance’ is so overwhelmed with “relaxation” activities, that we end up exhausted. When we talk about work/life balance we are automatically suggesting that work is in the ‘non-life’ category. Top 6 tips on how to achieve work/life integration this year: Give yourself permission Enhancing your happiness and health starts with giving yourself permission to feel better, be better, and become better. *Take control of your scheduleWe actually have more control over our daily schedules than we like to believe. Have a trial period Start with small steps by requesting a trial period of one workday from home a week, or a late morning start so you can hit a yoga class.
Reading Workshop Strategies Reading Workshop is a powerful way to structure your reading class. Using this model involves encouraging your students to choose their own books as well as providing significant amounts of time for them to read independently. By allowing your students to choose their own books, you can foster a love of reading that will last a lifetime. Research shows that when children spend more time reading, they become better readers. With a little guidance and encouragement from a teacher who loves to read, students can learn to select appropriate books and discover joy in reading. To find out more about this approach, select one of the topics below or scroll through the items on this page. ~ Laura Candler Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide I've had such great success with the Reading Workshop model that I decided to write a book about my strategies. More Recommended Reading Workshop Books I learned about this approach from a variety of different professional books on this topic.