TTL 410: Differentiating Instruction
In the video "Differentiating with Learning Menus" the teacher assesses learning in which of the following ways?
-The teacher requires that students quiz out of the content covered in the entree exercise -The teacher checks the appetizer to see if students understand the content
Assessing differentiated products requires rubrics with which of the following characteristics?
-Work for more than one type of project -Aligns points with mastery of the knowledge or skill that is being assessed -Identify characteristics of excellent work -Are written in language that students understand
It is important to permit movement between groups because of which of the following?
A student's performance will vary according to the task or skill.
Carol Ann Tomlinson has said that the most important ingredient in successful teaching is what?
Active planning
Flexible grouping best meets the needs of which age students?
All Grade Levels
Which of the following DOES NOT differentiate the learning environment?
All students work in groups most of the time is not an example of differentiation.
The key to differentiated instruction is to do which of the following?
Assess students' prior knowledge before planning the details of a lesson.
Why is the differentiation of process necessary for English Language Learners?
Because they need sheltered instruction and language supports to understand and make sense of content.
Working in a structured way to understand a concept is called which of the following?
Concept attainment
What are the three main categories that teachers often differentiate in the curriculum?
Content, Process, and Product.
How do stations and centers provide differentiation?
Including choice in centers so that students choose the activities that will benefit and engage them Direct and explicit instruction, routines, and clear expectations Designing the work as open-ended activities with multiple routes to an outcome.
Identify which of the following are NOT characteristics of differentiation?
Individualized instruction and assigning additional work at the same level are not examples of differentiation.
What is one positive outcome from flexible grouping?
Learning that is appropriately challenging and avoids labeling a student's readiness as static
In which of the following scenarios is the teacher differentiating the learning environment?
Mrs. Gonzales varies the setting to provide differentiation. Ms. Gonzalez, a fifth-grade reading teacher, has a variety of reading "nooks" in the room. During silent reading time, some students sit in bean bag chairs, others on the floor with blankets and pillows, some in desks and a few outside in the hallway right outside her room.
Flexible grouping is based on which of the following?
Ongoing assessment The skill level on each specific objective
In a differentiated process, the enrichment level might involve which of the following?
Open-ended exploration and activities designed to answer the "why."
Differentiating content requires that students are:
Pre-tested to assess background knowledge.
Differentiating the product means which of the following?
Provides choice to students in how they will demonstrate their learning. Allows for the teacher to vary the complexity of the products that students create.
The differentiation process involves which of the following?
Providing choice in learning activities.
Which of the following is an example of how background knowledge impacts readiness to learn?
Sophia visited Washington DC in fifth grade so is very excited to share her knowledge when the class talks about government. Miya has never been more than thirty miles from home. It is hard to imagine the ocean when her teacher talks about it.
Mr. Johnson wants to start differentiating his curriculum, but he doesn't know where or how to begin. Order the following steps that he should take.
Start the year with a student questionnaire to gauge interests and background (1) Pre-assess student readiness to learn specific topics (2) Use assessment results to flexibly group students in order to meet student needs (3) Plan activities that incorporate student interests and meet the needs of students at different levels of understanding (4)
Which of the following is NOT a useful method for pre-assessing content knowledge?
Student Questionnaire
Allowing students to perform a skit or create a game to demonstrate learning is a way to utilize which of the following?
Student interests
Which of the following is an example of differentiating the product for students in a fifth-grade reading class who are supposed to read and describe the parts of a story in a book they've read?
Students can create a story map after they read the book to outline the events of the story, rewrite the book as a skit and perform it for the class, or draw out the events of the book and deliver a presentation on the visuals.
Differentiation of instruction is important for which of the following reasons?
Students learn differently, have different backgrounds, and varied learning needs but all must be accountable.
In flexible grouping, students do not stay in the same groups all year; groups are based upon which of the following?
Students' understanding of the skill or objective.
Differentiated instruction is designed to do which of the following?
Target the various learning and environmental needs of all the students in the classroom.
All of the following are pointers for applying multiple intelligence theory to your classroom EXCEPT which one?
Teach each child using techniques key to his or her strongest area
Which of the following is an example of differentiating the process for students as they learn about parts of the cell in biology?
Using videos, chapter readings and physical models with a graphic organizer that students use to identify and explain parts.
In a traditional classroom assessment tends to be summative. In a differentiated classroom, assessment is
diagnostic
In a differentiated classroom, __________become the basis for planning and implementing instruction.
differences
