Differentiated Instruction
Driven By Data
By: Nicholas DeCorte
The 1-5-15 BULLETIN'S PURPOSE
The purpose of the 1-5-15 is to offer quick notes on relevant educational topics. My sincere hope is that whether you have 1, 5, or 15 minutes that this bulletin and the content within it will have an impact on you and your classroom. Furthermore, I hope that the topics shared spur further conversation with your colleagues.
1 Minute
Education is not one size fits all!
MMS Vision for Differentiated Instruction:
Tailoring instructional strategies to meet students' strengths and weaknesses, readiness, interests, and individual learning styles in order to promote student success in and out of the classroom. D.I. is accomplished by creating lessons, tasks, and assessments that appropriately challenge all learners and provide meaningful data to drive instruction.
- MMS Vision Writing Committee
5 Minutes
There are many ways to gather data to inform instruction. The below article highlights a few methods that can be applied to everyday instruction.
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-student-data-inform-teaching-rebecca-alber
15 Minutes
The following video link provides a picture on how data helps teachers meet student goals through the school year. Keep in mind how Performance Matters would fit in to this equation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgrfiPvwDBw
The following video will take you inside Sean McComb's classroom. The video highlights meaningful feedback provided to students while utilizing data to differentiate his lesson. Keep in mind that the content and goal of the lesson is the same; however, it's delivered differently depending on student need.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/personalize-feedback-for-students