Do it Yourself Differentiation with Digital Content Leverage the Instructional Architect in You!

1. Do it Yourself Differentiation with Digital ContentLeverage the Instructional Architect in You! ASCD Facilitators: Lynn T. Ochs Director, Professional Learning Solutions Dr. Duane Crowe Curriculum Content Manager

3. Our Session Blueprint • Differentiation in Action • Assembling a Differentiation Blueprint • Advantages of Digital Content • Exploration of Resources • Developing Your Personal Learning Network

4. WhenI think about differentiating instructionin my classroom, I feel like ____________ because _____________.

5. Differentiation as a Philosophy…. Making learning personal • Diversity • A World of Personalization

6. Differentiation in Action

7. Make a Blueprint for All Learners Find the Instructional Architect in You! Like architecture, learning is not attained by happenstance, but is a matter of design. Great design arranges and utilizes necessary elements to meet the needs of the environment and achieve its purpose. - Kevin Washburn, The Architecture of Learning, 2010

8. Digital Differentiation Blueprint Adapted from: Carol Ann Tomlinson, Marcia B. Imbeau, Leading and Managing A Differentiated Classroom, ASCD, 2010

9. Taking Action Use your blueprintas a graphic organizer to gather ideas to take back to your school or district.

10. Conducting a Site SurveyCheck out your technology environment? • Infrastructure • Policy and Procedure • Student Access • Mobile Devices • 1 to 1 • Carts • BYOT, BYOD • Home Access

11. Knowing Your Students From: Carol Ann Tomlinson, Marcia B. Imbeau, Leading and Managing A Differentiated Classroom, ASCD, 2010

12. Differentiate Through Content • Aligned to Standards • Common Core • State • Access Methods • Video • Audio • Read-aloud • Independent Reading • Dictionary • Translation • Multiple Languages

13. Differentiate Through Process • Real World Applications • Electronic Stations • Variety • Flexibility • Owning the Content • Choice • Organizing • Sharing

14. Differentiate Through Product • Student Products • Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy • Tools and Resources • Project Checklists • Portfolios • Rubrics

15. Design TipsMaking Learning Personal • Embrace student diversity • Use assessment data to guide instruction • Use digital resources to provide choice • Put flexible grouping into action • Expect a variety of products to demonstrate student learning

16. Develop your Personal Learning Network • Log-in • Profile • DIY Differentiation • Materials • Group Discussion

17. Let’s Make Room for All Kinds of Learners …make sure there is opportunity and support for each student to learn essential knowledge and skills as effectively and efficiently as possible. – Carol Tomlinson, Marci Imbeau, 2010

18. Do it Yourself Differentiation with Digital ContentLeverage the Instructional Architect in You! ASCD Facilitators: Lynn T. Ochs lochs@knovationlearning.com Dr. Duane Crowe dcrowe@knovationlearning.com