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Jimmy S Differ Lear
Jimmy S Differ Lear
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE CENTER
LEADING FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Why are you here?
To face the most import FEAR of all
Differentiationophobia!
DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES:
SESSION GOALS
according to student
Content
Curriculum
Process
Product Presentation
Environment Pacing
Assessment Materials
DIFFERENTIATION
Content Grouping
Process
Complexity
Product
Choice
Environment
Assessment Student-
created
DIFFERENTIATION
Content
Modes of
Process
expression
Product
Environment Materials
Assessment Formats
DIFFERENTIATION
Content Seating
Process
Grouping
Product
Environment Movement
Assessment Atmosphere
DIFFERENTIATION
Content Rubrics
Process Grading
Product
Format
Environment
Modes of
Assessment
expression
Your Turn
With an elbow partner, share some ways
you currently differentiate for your students
that has been successful for you.
Did you differentiate the content, process or
product? How?
Did you alter the environment or
assessment methods for the students? In
what ways?
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LEARNING GOALS & ACTIVITIES AND/OR
ASSIGNMENTS
Dessert (Optional)
Activities should be
structured so that
students must
grapple with the key
ideas and use the
keys skills central to Free
Choice
the topic or area of
study
3 CHOICES
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6 CHOICES
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TIC-TACK-TOE CHOICE BOARD
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CHOICE BOARD K-MATH
1. Choose a number. 1. Get a magazine. 1. Cut out pictures that show 1. Glue your pictures to the
your number. correct number poster.
OR
1. Choose a number. 1. Look at our math word 1. Find a card that matches 1. Sort them into the correct
cards. the number you chose. basket.
Musical- Visual-
Naturalist
Rhythmic Spatial
Logical-
Mathematical
Bodily-Kinesthetic Verbal-Linguistic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
PRIMARY PLANT THINK-TAC-TOE
Draw and label the 4 What would it be like
Learn about what
parts of a plant. to be a seed growing
plants need to grow.
Use seeds to make into a flower? Write
Present your
your own plant about this in your
information to the class.
picture journal.
3. People Smart
1. Art Smart 2. Me Smart
Sort the seeds at READ Eric Carles
the plant center. book The Seed. Read the poem, The
Make a pattern with Draw what you Seed. Act out how a
the seeds. Count the learned about how seed grows into a flower.
seeds. seeds travel. 6. Body Smart
4. Math Smart 5.
Using the materials
at the science Make a list of words
center, plant a seed that have to do with Using music, show
and watch it grow. plants, seeds and how seeds move.
Draw and write about gardening. 9. Music Smart
what you see. 8. Word Smart
7. Nature Smart
LEARNING CONTRACT----THINK-TAC-TOE
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS GRADE 6
As an ancient mapmaker, you Imagine that you are an ancient Assume you are persuading
are commissioned to create a citizen who awakens to discover others to visit your ancient
GEOGRAPHY
map of your land including all that all water has evaporated. civilization. Design a descriptive,
natural land forms, a compass Explain in detail how this would accurate travel brochure. Include
rose and a scale. Also find alter your way of life. Also, do this both natural and man-made
examples of each land form in a for the town where you live. elements that would attract
modern civilization. tourists.
You are an ancient scribe. Write Assume the identity of a famous You are a famous sculptor. Create
PEOPLE
and illustrate a thorough person from the given time period. a 3D representation of a well-
description of a famous Create a journal entry reflecting the known leader, god, goddess, or
character from each time period ideas, values, and components of common citizen. Include a
being studied. Profile yourself daily life for that person & you. museum exhibit card.
also.
Written language is an essential Recreate in 3D form a famous work Find a way to explain and show
CONTRIBUTIONS
part of everyday life. Your task is of architecture from your time the importance of music and the
to create an alphabet. Include a period. Compare and contrast this arts to your culture. Also show at
translation into modern English, piece to one piece of modern day least 2 examples with roots in our
a written description of the architecture. Find one example of time.
language development a & a 3D this architectures presence in
artifact of the new language. modern day society.