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Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction. Teachers and Librarians Collaborate Presented by: Ann Cullinane and Katie Fitzpatrick. SINK OR SWIM. Video. What is differentiated instruction?.

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Differentiated Instruction

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  1. Differentiated Instruction Teachers and Librarians Collaborate Presented by: Ann Cullinane and Katie Fitzpatrick

  2. SINK OR SWIM Video

  3. What is differentiated instruction? • “Differentiation is acknowledging that kids learn in different ways, and responding by doing something about that through curriculum and instruction” ~Carol Ann Tomlinson

  4. Differentiation is … “a way to get students to wrestle with profound ideas, call on students to use what they learn in important ways, help students organize and make sense of ideas and information, and aid students in connecting the classroom with the wider world” ~ Carol Ann Tomlinson

  5. Why differentiated instruction? • All kids are different. •  One size does not fit all. • Provides all students with access to all curriculum. •  To help every child achieve • To address the special learning styles, intelligences, interests, and needs of our students

  6. Fresno Unified School District • Increased school’s rankings drastically • API scores increased steadily • AYP targets met for all students • Decline in student discipline issues • Increase in math, reading, and writing standardized test scores • Mueller, Jonel. (2007) “How differentiated instruction helps struggling students.” Leadership.

  7. How will it help us, as teachers? • Increase in collaboration and teamwork • Collaboration with SLMS • Collaboration with grade level teams • Increase in classroom morale • Students will be challenged to their level, grouped with students with similar interest levels • Decrease in confusion and upset students • (Hint: parents)

  8. Differentiated Instruction Source: The Differentiated Classroom, Tomlinson 1999

  9. Teachers can Differentiate Process Content Product according to student’s LearningProfile Readiness Interests through a range of instructional and management strategies…

  10. Strategies that support DI

  11. Why the Library? • Information rich hub of school • Flexible schedule and environment • Different assistive technologies

  12. Why Else? • Top 10 Reasons

  13. How do we differentiate instruction through….. • Content • “What students learn and the representative materials” • Process • “Activities through which students make sense of key ideas using the essential skills” • Product • “How students demonstrate and extend what they understand and can do as a result of a span of learning” • Learning Environment • “The classroom conditions that set the tone and expectations of learning” • Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. Teacher Librarian 35(5), 8-13.

  14. Differentiating In The Library By…Content • Resources that apply to a range of learning abilities and styles • Up-to-date, diverse collection • Resource lists • Different types and formats of resources • Books, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, Databases, Online Material, Audio/Visual

  15. Differentiating in the Library By…Process • Collaboration • Tools such as graphic organizers, checklists, contracts, tools • Learning models • “Resource-based challenges” • Information literacy • Collaboration (among students) • Blogs, wikis, partner groups, etc.

  16. Differentiating By…Product • Software such as Microsoft Office • Presentation types and techniques • Teaching planning, style, integration of multimedia

  17. Differentiating By…Learning Environment • Comfortable environment for production • Different spaces (quiet area vs. talking area, dark area vs. light area, etc.) • Available computers and Internet • “Virtual library spaces” 24/7

  18. Teacher/Librarian Collaboration Tool • Go to a computer • Open www.wikispaces.com • Follow directions (or else  )

  19. Activity • 18.B.2b Describe the ways in which institutions meet the needs of society. Original Lesson Plan: 4th grade students will research an institution using books and encyclopedias that meet the needs of society. Each individual will write a one-page report on an assigned institution.

  20. If You Forget What To Do… • Come up with a new differentiated lesson plan in your groups based on the original standard. • Each group should write ideas on the chart paper or by posting to the wiki. • We will present and discuss our new ideas with the group.

  21. Wrapping It Up… • Why is differentiated instruction beneficial and what are the four different methods? • When is the library available to use differentiated instruction? • Why is the library a good place to use differentiated instruction?

  22. We are here to help! • Don’t forget to visit and contribute to the differentiated instruction professional development wiki at… http://differentiatecurriculum.wikispaces.com/

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