DIFFERENTIATION NO ONE CAN COMPEL A STUDENT TO LEARN. (MEIRIEU)

CONDITIONS  Building the “right” climate A POSITIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT  Respond appropriately to the students

INTRODUCTION WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION?  Meeting the needs WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW?  Strategies  What?  How?  When?  Recognizing various phases of learning  Including all

KEY ELEMENTS: what can we differentiate?  The content  The process  The products

ACCORDING TO… THE STUDENTS CHARACTERISTICS  Readiness  What I know  What I understand  What I am able to do  Interest  Passion  Balance  Mode of Learning  Multiple intelligences  Variation

Multiple intelligences according to Gardner

CONTENT (What?) what a student needs to learn ? PROCESS (How?) how the student will come to master and “own” the knowledge, ideas, and skills? PRODUCTS What is the evidence? READINESS ≠ levels of reading/ writing assignments (personal goals, tiering, learning centers, time frame…) ≠ levels of reading/ writing materials ≠ of content based on the same readiness (variety of topics…) Work group based on similar readiness Mini-workshops Scaffolding ≠ products according to students’ readiness Open-ending activities INTEREST Independent projects based on various interests Based on the interests developed by students; deepen the study of the related elements Expert group Same product (a book…) based on various interests. M. of L. ≠ work-group options ≠ procedures/support options (drawing, playing, writing, singing…) Various products based on various groups Open-ending activities EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENTIATED (SMOOTHED) INSTRUCTIONS

ASSESSING Pre- assessment Where are my strenghts and needs compared to my objectives as I begin a new phase of learning? Pre- assessment Where are my strenghts and needs compared to my objectives as I begin a new phase of learning? Summative assessment How well did I accomplish my goals? Why or why not? What do I take toward with me as I keep learning? Summative assessment How well did I accomplish my goals? Why or why not? What do I take toward with me as I keep learning? Ongoing assessment How am I doing in moving toward my goals during each stage of my work? How can I continue to grow? Ongoing assessment How am I doing in moving toward my goals during each stage of my work? How can I continue to grow? According to Tomlinson