Differentiate Instruction

Research

Identifying Technology to Support Differentiation (Peer Reviewed Article)

By: Melinda Sota

This article focuses on identifying students needs and comparing them to what technology programs offer. First, diagnosing what the students learning needs are and than mapping the programs objectives to the students learning needs is important to student success. This articles gives eight questions to ask when evaluating a technology program for use within a differentiated classroom. These questions will help teachers decide whether or not the program will help their student succeed.

Diverse Classrooms Require Innovative Educators (Peer Reviewed Article)

By: Megan McBain

This article has 3 main focuses; changing classrooms, fostering engagement and educational barriers. Changing classrooms discusses the need for teachers to understand that learners are entering the classroom with very different needs. It is our job as educators to "understand their students' needs, strengths and backgrounds, and use this knowledge to help the learners reach their full potential while adapting to community" and technological changes. In the fostering engagement section stresses the need for educators to "take learners needs and interests into account and use tools such as popular culture, technology and differentiated instruction to foster engagement and ensure success for all." Overall this article speaks truth about what needs to happen in classrooms in order to have the optimal classroom environment for all learners.

Using Technology to Facilitate Differentiated High School Science Instruction (Peer Reviewed Article)

By: Jennifer L. Maeng

Although this article is geared towards secondary education it gives a lot of great information on using technology to differentiate science instruction. This article lists different items that count as using technology like digital cameras, digital media, simulation spreadsheets and many more. Throughout this article it stresses the importance of integrating technology to support instruction whenever possible. The second half of the article discusses the goals for differentiated instruction using technology. It states that the main goal is to ensure that all students have access to well-designed curriculum and have many opportunities to succeed.

Enhancing Learning Through Differentiated Technology

By: Julie Stern

This article explores three different technologies and evaluate their ability to assist with differentiation within the classroom. The author stresses the importance of meeting students needs and differentiation but also that this is an are of teaching that many educators struggle with. It explains how SAS Curriculum Pathways, Newsela, and EdPuzzle can assist educators differentiate instruction and improve student success and learning.

Differentiated Instruction Through Interactive Games

By: Edutopia

Throughout this video the teacher shows and describes how he uses technology to differentiate instruction. Throughout the video the viewer is able to see in action differentiation using technology. This video also shows and describes the benefits of using technology to differentiate instruction.

Resources

McBain, Megan. “Diverse Classrooms Require Innovative Educators.” Https://Files.eric.ed.gov/, ERIC, 2018, files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1230305.pdf. (peer reviewed)

Sota, Melinda. Identifying Technology to Support Differentiation, vol. 9, no. 18, 5 June 2014. Eric, files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED577451.pdf. (peer reviewed)

Maeng, Jennife L. “Using Technology to Facilitate Differentiated High School Science Instruction.” CrossMark, 19 Sept. 2016. CrossMark. (peer reviewed)

Cobb, Aries. “To Differentiate Or Not To Differentiate?” The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, vol. 11, no. 1528-3518, 2010, Differentiation with Technology. (peer reviewed)

Stern, Julie. “Enhancing Learning Through Differentiated Technology.” Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 30 Mar. 2015, www.edutopia.org/blog/enhanced-learning-through-differentiated-technology-julie-stern. (practitioner based)

Tech2Learn Series, director. Differentiating Instruction Through Interactive Games . Differentiating Instruction Through Interactive Games (Tech2Learn Series), Edutopia, 11 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ0BGXMf83U&feature=youtu.be. (practitioner based)