What Does Instruction Look Like In Mr. Jeffrey's Classroom?
Differentiated instruction provides students multiple options for acquiring information and making sense of ideas. Students are challenged at all levels. The primary way of achieving this is through the study of general themes and concepts. I provide students with deep and complex learning experiences. Instruction is a dynamic blend of whole group, small group, and individual instruction. Flexible grouping allows students to interact with others to develop new ideas. Inquiry, questioning the reasoning and assumptions behind ideas, is embraced. Differentiation recognizes student background knowledge, readiness, language, and preferences in learning and interests.
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Specialized Enrichment Activities
Individualized Learning Contracts
Academic Simulations
Constructivist Teaching Methods
Junior Great Books
Learning Centers
Marcy Cook Math Tiles
Meet our Student Teachers
"The Coach"
"Old Man"
"King Monkey"
A Final Thought
Monuments aren’t built to honor people with high WISC, OLSAT, GRE, or SAT scores. Monuments are for people who did something. Built something. Helped someone.
J. Renzulli
Key Components of Mr. Jeffrey’s Differentiated Instruction
Depth and Complexity Concepts
Universal Themes
Compacting (Accelerated Learning)
Scholarly Attributes
Tiered Questioning Strategies
Socratic Seminar
Depth and Complexity Concepts
Language of the Discipline
What are the terms or words that are specific to a subject or discipline?
Details
What are the attributes, traits, or characteristics of topic?
Big Ideas
What overarching statement best summarizes what is being studied?
Patterns
What are the reoccurring events? What will happen next?
Trends
What ongoing factors have influenced this study?
Unanswered Questions
What is still unknown or not understood?
Rules
How is the topic or concept structured?
Ethics
What dilemmas or controversies are involved?
Over Time
How are things related over time?
Multiple Perspectives
What are the opposing points of view, roles, status, or values?
Interdisciplinary Connections
How are other disciplines related to the topic?
Universal Themes
Universal themes are the organizer that ties knowledge together.
Patterns
Order
Relationships
Structure
Systems
Change
Power
Conflict
Scholarly Attributes
Scholars…….
Save Information
Use Varied Resources
Come Prepared
Exercise there Intellect
Set Goals
Ask Meaningful Questions
Possess Academic Humility
Tiered Questioning Strategies
RED
- Function (purpose, reason)
- Characteristics (features, details)
- Types (kind, variety)
- Traits (description, qualities)
- Kinds (type, variety, sorts)
- Attributes (characteristics, traits)
BLUE
- Purpose (reason, meaning)
- Influences (effect, future outcomes)
- Reactions (responses)
- Consequences (outcome, results)
- Origin (beginning, start)
YELLOW
- Value (importance)
- Possibilities (outcomes, ways)
- Significance (importance, purpose,good/bad)
- Importance (meaning of)