ERPD February 12, 2014
Learning Targets:
· I can identify my needs based on the IMPACT continuum and my school’s blended learning model
· I can continue to move toward personalizing learning for all students in my class.
· I can make connections to my school’s blended learning design model, the ISS model, the CWT template, the BL rubric, and the IMPACT continuum to personalize student learning.
Group 1 Learning Target:
Group 1 Resources
Group 2 Learning Target:
What is Differentiation?
Differentiation is…
* Having high expectations for all students
* Adjustment of the core content
* Assigning activities geared to different learning styles, interests, and levels of thinking
* Providing students with choices about what and how they learn
* Flexible because teachers move students in and out of groups based upon students' instructional needs
* Acknowledgment of individual needs
* Articulated, high level goals reflecting continuous progress
* Assessment to determine student growth and new needs
* Adjustment of curriculum by complexity, breadth, and rate
* Educational experiences which extend, replace, or supplement standard curriculum
Differentiation is not…
* Individual learning plans for each student
* More problems, questions, or assignments
* Get it on your own
* Recreational reading
* Independent reading without curriculum connections
* Free time to draw or practice your talent
* Cooperative learning groups where the gifted kid gets to be the leader
* Activities that all students will be able to do
* Interest centers unless linked to core content and at a complex level