LOSING SIGHT OF THE SHORE
WHAT ARE YOU?
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
GUIDING ASSUMPTIONS
WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATION?
DIFFERENTIATION ala...
DIFFERENTIATION INVOLVES...
WHY DIFFERENTIATE?
IT’S THE LAW!
REDUCE RISK OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT
ALLEVIATE DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS
INCREASE MOTIVATION
ADDRESS LEARNER READINESS
BUILD SELF ESTEEM
NORMAL IS ONLY A SETTING ON THE WASHING MACHINE
THAT STUDENTS DIFFER MAY BE INCONVENIENT, BUT IT IS INESCAPABLE. ADAPTING TO THAT DIVERSITY IS THE INEVITABLE PRICE OF PRODUCTIVITY, HIGH STANDARDS, AND FAIRNESS TO THE STUDENTS. --Theodore Sizer
WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN DIFFER
THE GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM:
WHAT CAN BE DIFFERENTIATED?
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DIFFERENTIATING CONTENT INCLUDES:
DIFFERENTIATING PROCESS INCLUDES:
DIFFERENTIATING PRODUCT INCLUDES:
DIFFERENTIATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES:
IN DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS...
THE DIFFERENTIATION PROCESS
INDICATORS OF DIFFERENTIATION
INCORPORATING DIFFERENTIATION WITHIN THE CURRICULUM
OFFERING ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES To Increase the Breadth of a Lesson
TIERED ACTIVITIES To Alter the Depth of a Lesson
DIFFERENTIATION AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
COLLABORATION IS...
COLLABORATIVE DIFFERENTIATION REQUIRES...
INSTRUCTIONAL QUESTIONS FOR COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING
WHEN ALL THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN MEETING THE COGNITIVE, CONATIVE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS
STUDENTS WILL FLOURISH AS THEIR NEEDS ARE MET THROUGH A COLLABORATIVELY DIFFERENTIATED CURRICULUM.
HOW DO I KNOW IT’S WORKING?
WHERE DO WE BEGIN? THE POLICY LEVEL
WHERE DO WE BEGIN? THE BUILDING LEVEL
EFFECTIVE LEADERS WILL...
YOU’VE EITHER GOT TO SEE THE LIGHT OR FEEL THE HEAT.
REMEMBER THAT NOTHING THAT’S GOOD WORKS BY ITSELF JUST TO PLEASE YOU. YOU’VE GOT TO MAKE THE DAMN THING WORK. --Thomas Edison
T.T.T.
If you want to feel safe and secure, continue to do what you have always done. If you want to grow, go to the cutting edge of our profession. Just know that when you do, there will be a temporary loss of sanity. So know when you don’t quite know what you are doing You are probably growing! --Madeline Hunter
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