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THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION

Lunch and Learn

March 27,2009

What is Differentiation

“Classroom teaching is a blend of whole-class, group and individual instruction. Differentiated Instruction is a teaching theory based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students in classrooms.” (Tracey Hall, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, NCAC) http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html

Group Quiz

http://people.virginia.edu/~mws6u/diff/

The Role of Assessment in Differentiating Instruction

“Teachers need to create a variety of entry points to ensure that student differing abilities, strengths, and needs are all taken into consideration. Students then need varying opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge based on the teaching, hence differentiated assessment.” http://specialed.about.com/od/teacherstrategies/a/differentiated.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm - Assessment and other resources for differentiation

Multiple Intelligences

Resources

http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm - Technology for Diverse learners

http://oxbow.concord.k12.in.us/Teacher%20Resources/Tools%20for%20Differeniated%20Instruction
%20Using%20Technology.htm - Tools

http://equity.4teachers.org/index.php - Equity Index

http://www.4teachers.org/tools/ - Family of Tools

Databases from Heartland Area Education Agency

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/4DACTION/wSearchPage - Search Page

Math:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Math.html

Language Arts:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/language%20arts.html

Science:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Science.html

Social Studies:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Social%20Studies.html

Reading:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Reading.html

Technology:

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/technology.html

Web 2.0 Interactive Tools – Serious Games; Graphic Organizers, Google Maps, Docs, Blogs and Wikis, You Tube; Second Life, Scratch, Social Networks, Podcasts, and much more

Assistive Technologies

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/default.mspx - XP Features

http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/view/tdl_tip/47 - Students with disabilities

http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/view/tdl_tip/52 - ELLs

If you can answer the following questions, you're well on your way.

1. How are you differentiating content? (variety of leveled materials, choice, varied presentation formats etc.) 

2. How are you differentiating assessment? (students have many options to demonstrate their new knowledge) 

3. How are you differentiating the process? (choice and variety of tasks that consider learning styles, strengths and needs, flexible groupings etc.)