Standard 3 - Planning for Differentiated Instruction

Rationale- 

I chose this artifact because it aligns with Standard 3- Planning for Differentiated Instruction. The artifact shown below is a worksheet that I used for teaching grammar in the sixth grade direct instruction class. The worksheet itself is not modified, but I was able to modify it in the way I instructed two of the students in the class.

There were two students in the class that have it written in the IEP that they have difficulty with written expression. In order to plan for differentiated instruction, I allowed those individuals to only make the sentence corrections, but not rewrite the sentences.  This allowed the students to focus on the content of the grammar worksheet instead of trying to rewrite the sentences at the same pace of their peers who do not have the same challenge with written expression. 

I used my prior knowledge of the students in my class to plan for differentiated instruction in order to plan for ongoing student growth and achievement. Each student has their own individual needs and it is essential that teachers are hyper aware of that. This artifact is a good example of planning for differentiated instruction because of the way I focused on the students indivual needs. 

Rationale- 

This artifact is a lesson plan I created to teach the foundations of ELA class at the high school level. The part of this artifact that I am focusing on is the charades/pictionary vocabulary review game that I planned.  For this activity, I allowed the students to draw on the board if they didn't feel comfortable acting it out because I knew some of the students enjoyed drawing. 

The artifact aligns with Standard 3- Planning for Differentiated Instruction because I used my prior knowledge of the students in the class to plan for an effective review game for each individual. There was one student in this class that did not want to participate typically, but I knew this student loved drawing. I changed the charades vocabulary game to be pictionary or charades because it allowed this student to express themselves in a way that was more comfortable to them and their learning style. 

During the game, this student was laughing and having a great time with the activity I had planned. I was thankful to see that the lesson I planned for differentiated instruction was successful. When I think of what standard 3, I think of knowing your students and focusing on each individuals needs in the classroom. This artifact is a perfect example of that.