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Differentiation
Did you Know? Read & Write Chrome Extension
Blended Learning Best Practices: Differentiation
Blended Learning Focus: Differentiation
Monthly checklist (videos you may need now)
Differentiation-specific resources
Professional Learning Opportunities
BL Resources
Differentiation Challenge: Chance to win!
Finding Joy through Differentiation
Finding Joy through Differentiation
In the classroom, the goal is success or mastery of the standard, but there are variety of ways that this can be achieved. A student's path to mastery does not have to be the same as the student in the next seat. Differentiation allows us to provide work that will meet a student where they are, in order to get them where they need to be. When students have a successful path to learning, joy will be the result. This newsletter will focus on a variety of classroom practices that can assist with differentiating content and the tools that can support these efforts.
Did You Know?
Did you know that educators can obtain a free license of ReadWrite from TextHelp? This tool allows for read aloud, speech to text, simplifying text, word prediction, screen masking, dictionaries, translation, and highlighting. Students also have access to a free 30-day trial that is pre-approved in the chrome extension store or iPad student self-service. After the trial expires, students will still have access to the read aloud feature.
https://www.texthelp.com/products/free-for-teachers/read-and-write
If you need additional assistance, please contact the GCS Assistive Technology team to assist you with student use, tatej2@gcsnc.com.
Blended Learning Best Practices: Differentiation
Blended Learning Best Practices: Differentiation
Blended Learning Focus: Differentiation
Blended Learning Focus: Differentiation
Differentiating instruction provides learners with various options and choices of mastering the same objective. We may all have a different learning experience but we master the same objective--joyful learning.
In the article "What is Differentiated Instruction?" Carol Ann Tomlinson provides the working definition as, "tailoring instruction to meet individual needs. Whether teachers differentiate content, process, products, or the learning environment, the use of ongoing assessment and flexible grouping makes this a successful approach to instruction. "
Here are a few things to consider as you look at building a lesson that promotes differentiation.
What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom
Differentiated Instruction Strategies to Use in the Classroom
Differentiated Instruction: 5 Elements of Differentiated Learning
Differentiation in the Classroom: Content, Process, or Product?
Differentiation in PE: Being Responsive to Our Students' Needs
Differentiation-Specific Resources
Differentiation-Specific Resources
(*While these resources are free, they are not district-supported).
(*While these resources are free, they are not district-supported).
SlidesMania: Offers engaging choice board templates that can be used for PowerPoint or Google Slides.
Try one of these 20 differentiated strategies and examples in your class to differentiate instruction.
Use one of the 11 choice board templates on this website that can be used in your class tomorrow.
Use this website to see samples of Hyperdocs in every subject.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Professional Learning Opportunities
Blended Learning has released all Fall Professional Development offerings. Interested staff may now register in Performance Matters.
Fall Blended Learning Offerings:
Self-Paced Trainings: Self-paced sessions run from October 2nd- January 8th
Online Virtual Trainings
For questions, please contact Shannon Franklin and Lisa Keith
Promethean District PD/Blurb(Flyer Attached GSC Monthly PD)
Join the Teams Meeting from your laptop and practice at your ActivPanel!
Leave with tools to increase student engagement.
Share Innovative ideas with colleagues.
4:30pm-5:30pm
CEU credit available for attending 3+ meetings.
Adobe District PD/Blurb (Flyer attached Express. GCS)
Adobe Express Creativity Series
Register in Performance Matters
Boost student engagement and skill-building in your classroom with monthly Adobe Express sessions!
2:45pm- 3:45pm for Elementary | 4:30pm - 5:30pm for Secondary
Attendance at each session will earn you 0.1 CEUs. To receive credit, you must participate in a minimum of 3 sessions.
Monthly Digital Citizenship Lessons
November Digital Citizenship Theme: We find balance in our digital lives.
Today, we live in a world overflowing with digital media and technology. All of us -- adults and kids -- have constant access to real-time information from around the globe. But do the benefits of being ever-connected also come with risks to our mental health? It's an important question to ask -- especially for our kids. Our Media Balance & Well-Being lessons give students the space to reflect on their own media use. Plus, they'll get the tools they need to think critically about how digital media affects our communities and society overall. Read more about this topic on the Common Sense Education website.
Resources
Resources
BL Resource Website: Visit our website for all things blended learning. Locate your blended learning specialist, find out about our virtual course offerings,
District-Provided Tools Database: Want to know what digital resources we have for you? Check out the district's Air Table. You can filter to find the information you need.
Resources Document for Best Practices: If you like the Blended Learning Look-for document but feel like you need to know more, please check out our resource page that directly aligns with each of the blended learning focus areas.
Digital Learning Resources Canvas Page: Need help with one of our GCS district-provided resources? Visit our digital learning resource page to find video tutorials and instructional guides on anything from Swivl to Canvas.
Congratulations to Blaire Harvey, from Summerfield Elementary School. She was the October Rigor/Mastery Challenge winner for her submission of a rubric she created and used with students. Ms. Harvey won a $25 gift card to Chopt, a $10 gift card to Harris Teeter, and a coupon for a treat at Dewey's. We are grateful to our community partners. We could not offer such wonderful prizes without them:
Chopt - Friendly Center
Harris Teeter - New Garden
Dewey's Bakery- Friendly Center
Differentiation Challenge
Differentiation Challenge
How do you promote differentiation in your classroom?
Please submit a screenshot of one of the following to lamberj2@gcsnc.com. Once you submit your screenshot, you will automatically be entered into a drawing for a prize.
HyperDoc that you have created.
Canvas Mastery Path that you have created.
Google Jamboard that shows differentiated instruction.
Digital choice board that you have created.
Last Day to submit your Differentiation Challenge entry is Monday, November 25th.
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