Differentiated Instruction

Differentiating for process means . . .

The activities in which the student engages in order to make sense or master the content.

Differentiating based on the learning environment means . . .

This is the way the classroom looks and feels.

True or False Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.

True

A renowned educator who has focused her career on teaching teachers to understand and embrace differentiation.

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Name one way teachers can differentiate.

Content, Process, Product, or Learning Environment

Differentiation is like . . .

Answers will vary!

Differentiating for product means . . .

Projects, activities, or assessments that ask the student to practice, apply or extend what he/she has learned.

Differentiating for content means . . . .

We are focusing on what the student needs to learn or how the student will get access to the information.