WORKSHOP Manual

WORKSHOP MANUAL - Differentiating Instruction

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Do you have students who struggle academically and others who learn at an advanced level and accelerated pace?  You can meet the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction.  This manual is written to support your mission to differentiate instruction with examples from teachers who have been successful in meeting the needs of their students.

1. What is differentiating instruction?  Keep the End in Mind!

2. Think 7 to Differentiate Instruction – a Framework

3. Principles – Believe It or Not!

4. Know Your Students – Readiness Interest, Learning Profile

5. Instructional Process – The Flow of Instruction

6. In a Nutshell -- Differentiating the Content, Process, Product and/or Learning Environment

7. Differentiating the Content

8. Differentiating the Process 

9. Differentiating the Questions Using Six Hats®

10. Differentiating the Learning Objectives Using Bloom’s Taxonomy

11. Differentiating the Product Using the Multiple Intelligences and Product Pouches (www.engine-uity.com)

12. Differentiating the Learning Environment, TAPS

13. CP2 Objectives = CONTENT, PROCESS, PRODUCT and LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

14. Differentiating with Choice Boards … 3 square or more,  Tic Tac Toe Menu

15. Tiered Assignments

16. Contracts

17. Independent Studies

18. Centers

19. Apprenticeships and Mentorships

20. Self-Evaluation

21. Action Plan

22. Teacher Checklist for Differentiating Instruction, Do You?  Will You?

23. Appendix:  Compacting