Critical Thinking – Collaboration – Communication – Creativity Through Differentiation
“When we catch fish we bait the hook with what the fish like, not with what the fisherman likes.” – Gregory and Chapman
Description:
“Teachers need to envision their classroom as an “escalator” going higher and higher not as a stairwell that takes students to a certain grade level landing where they stop.” (Carol Ann Tomlinson.) Take your students to the next level by differentiating in all subject areas and grade levels. This workshop will provide an overview of basic differentiation for all teachers, showing participants how to use the right “bait” in the classroom.
Cynthia Clemmer, Anna Romero-Lehrer, and Todd Smith
Resources:
Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic Survey: http://www.businessballs.com/freematerialsinword/vaklearningstylesquestionnaireselftest.doc
Slideshow about differentiation: http://www.slideshare.net/jjmorris/differentiation-basics
21st Century Content,skills, assessment bookmark.doc
Small Group Tasks for Articles on Differentiation.doc
Differentiation Workshop Agenda for Convocation.doc
Article for Multiple Intelligences: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/65222.aspx
Overview and products for differentiation: http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/images/differentiating.html
Mapping a Route toward Differentiated Instruction: fwddiffer.zip