DIFFERENTIATION

CREATING MULTIPLE PATHS SO THAT STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES, INTERESTS OR LEARNING STYLES EXPERIENCE EQUALLY APPROPRIATE WAYS TO ABSORB, USE, AND APPLY CONCEPTS.

  • Allowing students to listen to story online

  • Providing extension opportunities

  • Guided reading groups

  • Varying sets of reading comprehension questions to answer for a given book (either chosen by the teacher or student).

  • A personalized course packet with individualized remediation or enrichment materials.

  • An adaptive assessment that gets easier or harder depending on how a student is performing.

  • One-on-one coaching with a student, designed around his/her specific challenges.

  • Students grouped into small groups, which are designed around their strengths and weaknesses so that they can tutor each other

  • Rubrics

  • Genius Hour

  • Mini-lessons

  • Graphic Organizers

  • Curriculum Mapping

  • Inquiry Based Learning

  • Project based learning

  • Choice Board