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The New Braunfels Independent School District has some great resources to share including definitions that help guide classroom differentiation .
Content Differentiation: Content differentiation requires that students be pre-tested so the teacher can identify the students who do not require direct instruction. This includes knowledge, skills, and abilities we want children to learn
Process Differentiation: Process differentiation provides alternative paths for students to manipulate the ideas embedded within the concept (different grouping methods, graphic organizers, maps, diagrams, or charts).
Product Differentiation: Different performance expectations for above level students to demonstrate continued progress (ie. more complex or more advanced thinking~Bloom’s Taxonomy).
Environmental Differentiation: G/T nature, needs, intelligences, and overexcitabilities are considered when developing routines, rules, and classroom organization. The climate of the classroom is pro-intellect and pro-inquiry. Adjusting the operation and tone of the classroom to increase opportunities for curiosity and learning, while maintaining a least-restrictive environment
More Differentiation Strategies:
More Differentiation Strategies:
Read-Share Programs
Read-Share Programs
Students select books they like (from a collection curated by the teacher), write a review, share reviews, then other students in the class choose the book they would like to read based on that review.
Alternative Projects
Alternative Projects
Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board
Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board
4X4 Choice Board
4X4 Choice Board
Activities Menu
Activities Menu
Provide options for activities to master a topic
Activities may include:
Writing a blog post
Reading a periodical on the subject
Letter to the author
Write a depth and complexity prompt
Write a story with similar elements
Rewrite the ending/outcome
Find synonyms/antonyms for 5 tricky vocabulary words in the text
Create a dialogue between 2 characters
Read related text or other text from the same author
Write a news report on major events in history during the writing of the text
Interest Surveys
Interest Surveys
Student-Made Learning Centers
Student-Made Learning Centers
Take what you'd expect yourself to add to a Learning Center, make a rubric, and have a G/T student do the work for you. Be sure to provide ample time - 1 to 2 weeks.
1 to 2 students per Center
Research
Resources needed - Pictures, Other Visuals, graphs, charts, Tables, Photos, Clippings, Digital Media, physical objects,
Manipulatives Needed
Hands-On Activity
Activity Cards - 1 for each Element of Depth & Complexity or Level of Blooms
Circle of Books
Circle of Books
Create a Pie Chart with the text genres in your grade level:
Fiction
Comedy
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Biography
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Adventure
Non-Fiction
Students have a visual to determine which genres they are overemphasizing, and which they are leaving out.
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