Follow-Up Table Talk :

1. Follow-Up Table Talk : Differentiated Instruction Lyons Township High School October 17, 2012

2. Please Share… IDEAS: QUESTIONS:

3. Today’s Purpose: To answer participant questions concerning Differentiated Instruction To share and build upon participant ideas To provide several strategies for differentiating instruction in the classroom

4. THE KUD • Essential for Effective Differentiated Instruction because it ensures the same learning goal and expectations are in place for all students (Strickland, 2011, p.15)

5. Ideas for Differentiating:Rather than Provide 1 Assessment, Provide 3 To Differentiate Questioning: 1) Identify your KUD 2) Provide students 3 questions/tasks in the midst of a lecture, as part of an activity, or on an entrance/exit slip that arrive at the same KUD 3) Students should answer one of the three questions or complete one of the three tasks * Questions can be differentiated by interest, learning profile, or readiness

6. Sample ASSESSMENT TASK: Select one of the following tasks to complete in your class notes: • Draw a flow chart that depicts the water cycle. • Write a narrative explaining the steps of the water cycle from the perspective of a water droplet. C) Draw a picture that clearly articulates the water cycle. Label the picture appropriately.

7. Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tic-Tac-Toe to Differentiate by Interest To Create Tic-Tac-Toe: 1) Write 9 commands, questions, or tasks on the Tic-Tac-Toe board. 2) Have students choose three options to complete creating a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe

8. Sample TIC TAC TOE

9. Ideas for Differentiating:Use RAFTto Differentiate by Learning Style To Create a RAFT: • Develop a KUD • Please note: When assigning a RAFT, you may have to rely upon student presentations or sharing to achieve all aspects of the KUD. • Design a writing assignment with a minimum of 4 columns: • Roles • Audiences • Formats • Topics (Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26) (Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)

10. Ideas for Differentiating:Use RAFTto Differentiate by Learning Style To Create a RAFT: 3) Have each student select one horizontal row to complete 4) Make time for students to share their work (so all aspects of the KUD are achieved) * To differentiate by Learning Style, make sure there are several options that appeal to different learning styles in the FORMAT column (Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26) (Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)

11. Sample RAFT: SOCIAL STUDIES (Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 16)

12. Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tieringto Differentiate by Readiness “Tiering is a process of adjusting the degree of difficulty of a question, task, or product to match a student’s current readiness level.” • Strickland, A Strategy for Readiness Differentiation

13. Ideas for Differentiating:Use Tieringto Differentiate by Readiness To Tier an Assignment: • Determine the KUD statement • Identify the readiness ranges relative to the KUD goals • Create an activity that is engaging & rigorous • Replicate the activity to address differences in readiness • Use similar knowledge & skills • Yields the same understanding • Use assessment data to match the task to the student (Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 16)

14. Sample TIERED LESSON: MATH (Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 19)

15. References: Resources for Idaho Teachers: Differentiation Framework. DesCartes Curriculum: NWEA Map. Retrieved from http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe. Strickland, C.A. (2011). Differentiation of instruction at the high school level. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia. Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Music. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia. Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Math. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia. Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Social Studies. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia. Tomlinson, C.A. & Strickland, C. A. (2005). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating curriculum – Grades 9-12. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.