Welcome to High School Algebra
A classroom based on differentiated instruction
Jessica Babbes
EDU673: Instruction Strategies for Differentiated Teaching and Learning
Laura Wilde
July 7, 2014
What is differentiated instruction
Why incorporate differentiating instruction
Safe and Secure Classroom Environment
Positive Learning Environment
Students' social and emotional needs
- A student's learning style describes their social-emotional need that enhances learning 1
- Learning styles include: intelligence preference, gender, culture, and learning style 2
- The eight intelligence preferences are: kinesthetic, interpersonal, logic/math, intrapersonal, linguistic, musical, naturalist, and spatial 3
- Four learning styles include: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile 4
Eliminating student fear of failure and humiliation
Opportunities for students to succeed
- Learning objectives will be measurable and specific.
- Learning outcomes will drive the activity; I will not have the students completing homework or projects just because.
- All objectives and goals clearly defined, appropriate, and challenging. 6
- A positive classroom environment equals success in the classroom.
Expectations of students' work and assignments
- Assignments will be challenging though still achievable
- Objectives will be clear, though final product will allow for creativity
- When in groups, all students must participate and be engaged
- Students submit only their best, high quality work
Expectataions from the assessment of student work
- Assessments are my tools to evaluate the students' grasp on the material
- While assessments are not part of the students grade, they are still an important aspect of the lesson plan
- Assessments will allow me to properly group students can succeed
Moanalua High School
Email: jessbabbes@gmail.com
Website: http://www.mohs.k12.hi.us
Location: 2825 Ala Ilima Street, Honolulu, HI, United States
Phone: 808-831-7905
Footnotes
1 (Puckett, 2013)
2 (Garden City Public Schools, n.d)
3 (Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Education, n.d)
4 (Garden City Public Schools, n.d, p. 2)
5 (Puckett, 2013, p. 9)
6 (Goldenberg, 2014)
References:
Garden City Public Schools. (n.d.). Differentiated instruction brochure. Retrieved from
http://www.gardencity.k12.ny.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_879883/File/Differentiated
Instruction Brochure.pdf
Goldenberg, C. (2014). Unlocking the Research on English Learners. Education Digest, 79(6),
36.
Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Education. (n.d.). Assessment: Find Your
Strengths! [Survey]. Retrieved from
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
Puckett, K (2013). Differentiating Instruction: A Practical Guide. Bridgepoint Education: San Diego, CA.