NMSA Outline for “Ideas!Ideas! Ideas! The Teacher’s Toolbox for Differentiating Instruction

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Session name: Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! The Teacher’s Toolbox for Differentiating Instruction

by Linda Tilton

Outline for Breakout NMSA Nov 5, 2009

How can we differentiate instruction to maximize student learning?

Part One: Building Relationships

To engage our students, we first have to get to know them, build trust and acceptance.

• Class quilt
• Photo bulletin Board
• Labels
• Tickets
• On a Roll Round
• Round of Applause
• Student card

Part Two: Engagement

Differentiation by Style

• V
• A
• K

Varying group size based on purpose and assessment

• L
• F
• P
• I

Review and Reinforcement Activities for use as a Warm Up, Do Now, Anchor, Bell Ringer or Summarization Tool

• Bluff
• What’s Missing
• Zap
• Slam It
• Grab it
• Innie and Outie
• I Have Who Has
• Pass the white board

Part Three: Choice Boards

Choice Board and Choice Folders

Reasons to offer choices

Considerations

• Purpose
• Plan
• Procedure

Format Options

• Limited choices to multiple choices
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Points
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Row by Row
• V-A-K
• Complexity
• Open Choice
• Create Your Own
• Folders

It is important to use only familiar activities or options when providing choices

Identify the rubric for each possible task see:  www.rubistar4teachers.org

Post a rubric board for common choices

Start Small

Collaborate

Remember: The objective drives the activity

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