DI, UDL, EI and SDI: What does it all mean? Today’s Focus Practical Procedures, Tools & Resources : Teachers will: Understand the principles of differentiated instruction, universal design for learning and explicit instruction Design lessons using the principles of differentiated instruction, universal design for learning and explicit instruction Structure lessons to actively engage students and to provide multiple opportunities for participation Design instruction taking into account the need for procedures and routines Understand the need for providing a variety of both teaching and learning strategies Find and Utilize resources on the web. What is Differentiated Instruction? DI=Differentiated Instruction • A teacher’s response to learner needs • The recognition of students’ varying background knowledge and preferences • Instruction that appeals to students’ differences Differentiated Instruction IS NOT: “Individualized Instruction” from the „70‟s Chaos in action Another way of homogeneous grouping. “Tailoring” the course with the same suit of clothes. But IT IS: What good teachers do. Grounded in BEST PRACTICES Research – How Students Learn Aware of learning styles Visual Learner Auditory Learner Tactile-Kinesthetic Learner Multiple Intelligences – Howard Gardner Authentic Assessment 5 What do you do? How do you do it? Effective Differentiated Instruction is not achieved by simply plugging a recipe of strategies into your classroom. Rather it is firmly based in a way of thinking about Teaching and Learning. 6 “…it‟s just shaking up the classroom so it‟s a better fit for more kids” – Carol Ann Tomlinson 7 Know your kids: What are their readiness levels? What are their interests? What are their learning styles? What talents do they come with? …and then use this information to help the kids. 9 Know your teaching style and learn to vary. • Stand and deliver (However, remember teach and apply. Use the 10:2 rule ) • Cooperative – Jigsaw – 4 Mat – Tic-Tac-Toe Menu 10 Focus on the 3 Essential Questions Make the learning “transparent” • What do they need to know? • What do they need to understand? • What do they need to be able to do? 11 Ongoing Assessment: The Key to a Differentiated Classroom • Preassessment – (finding out or benchmarking) • Formative Assessment – (keeping track and checking-up, progress monitoring) • Summative Assessment – (making sure, final assessment) 12 Why Preassess? • Helps determine differences before planning. • Helps teacher design activities that are respectful and challenging • Allows teachers to meet students where they are • Identifies starting point for instruction • Identifies learning gaps • Makes efficient use of instructional time 13 Why use formative assessment and progress monitoring? • Used to make instructional adjustments • Alerts the teacher about student misconceptions “early warning signal” • Provides regular feedback 14 Summative (final) assessment • Should reflect formative assessments that precede it • Should match material taught • May be tied to a final decision, grade or report • Should align with instructional/curricular outcomes 15 Examples of Assessments Ongoing Assessment Preassessment Formative Summative Pre-test KWL Observation Quiz Journal Entry Exit Card Unit Test Performance Task Demonstration Portfolio Review 16 EXIT CARDS • The teacher hands out index cards to students at the end of an instructional sequence or class period. The teacher asks the students to respond to a predetermined prompt on their index cards and then turn them in as they leave the classroom or transition to another subject. • The teacher reviews the student responses and separates the cards into instructional groups based on preset criteria. 17 Exit Card Groupings Readiness Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Students who are struggling with the concept or skill Students with some understanding of concept or skill Students who understand the concept or skill 18 Examples of Exit Cards Let’s take a look at some examples----- 19 EXIT CARDS Today you began to learn about decimal fractions • List three things you learned • Write at least one question you have about this topic 20 EXIT CARDS We have been learning about the Greenhouse Effect. Explain or depict your understanding of this important environmental issue. What questions do you have about this topic? 21 EXIT CARDS We have begun a study of author’s craft. List and identify three examples of figurative language used in the novel Morning Girl by Michael Dorris 22 Exit Cards? Jigsaw Another way of presenting information…… Students in groups develop an expertise in one area. Each group goes back to the whole group to teach their “expertise” to the others. 24 The Importance of Knowing Your Students • • • • Student Learning Profile Interest Inventory Multiple Intelligence Checklists Observations of your students 25 Learning Profile YES NO I study best when it is quiet. I am able to ignore the noise of other people talking while I am working. I like to work at a table or desk. I like to work on the floor. I work hard for myself. I work hard for my parents. I will work on an assignment until it is completed no matter what. Sometimes I get frustrated with my work and do not finish it. When my teacher gives an assignment, I like to have exact steps on how to complete it. When my teacher gives an assignment, I like to create my own steps on how to complete it. I like to work by myself. I like to work in pairs or in groups. I like to have an unlimited amount of time to work on an assignment. I like to have a certain amount of time to work on an assignment. I like to learn by moving and doing. I like to learn by sitting at my desk. 26 Low-Prep Differentiation • • • • • • Choices of books Homework options Use of reading buddies Varied journal prompts Work alone/together Think-Pair-Share by readiness, interest, learning profile • 4 Matt • Jigsaw • Multiple levels of questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy) 27 Middle to High Prep Lessons • Tic-Tac-Toe Menu • Tiered Activity • Lectures coupled with graphic organizers • Compacting 28 C R E A T E O N E P I C K O N E Write a story that explains how we add fractions in more than one way. Write a poem that explains how to add fractions in more than one way. Write a letter to a 5th grader explaining how to add fractions in more than one way. Use the computer to show how we add various fractions. Create a poster to show how we add various fractions. Create a book or puppet show to show how we add various fractions. 29 What is UDL? Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Definition: UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences. http://www.cast.org CAST© 2003 UDL and the Learning Brain One must recognize information, ideas, and concepts One must be able to apply strategies to process the information One must be engaged Vygotsky http://www.cast.org CAST© 2003 UDL and the Learning Brain Task is too difficult for learner ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT: Learning occurs when there is an appropriate level of challenge and support to learn the task. Task is too easy for learner http://www.cast.org CAST© 2003 UDL and the Learning Brain • The father is providing the right amount of support for the youngster until he is ready to take off and ride alone. Engagement and motivation are high; challenge is appropriate, and support is just right. All three prerequisites are in place for learning to occur. http://www.cast.org CAST© 2003 Supports and UDL UDL Philosophy… What is good instruction for all students? • Differentiating instruction • Using the principles of universal design for learning • Scaffolding instruction (Scaffolding is one of the key components of explicit instruction.) What is Explicit Instruction? What is Explicit Instruction? According to Anita Archer, “In the quest to maximize students’ academic growth, one of the best tools available to educators is explicit instruction, a structured, systematic, and effective methodology for teaching academic skills. What is Explicit Instruction? “It is called explicit because it is an unambiguous and direct approach to teaching that includes both instructional design and delivery procedures.” What is Explicit Instruction? “Explicit instruction is characterized by a series of supports or scaffolds, whereby students are guided through the learning process with clear statements about the purpose and rationale for learning the new skill, clear explanations and demonstrations of the instructional target, and supported practice with feedback until independent mastery has been achieved.” A Peek at Scaffolding Involved Scaffolding Simpler Scaffolding Some Easy Steps… But, What About Specially Designed Instruction? DI + UDL + EI =SDI!!! In other words… Using elements of explicit instruction and differentiated instruction is an excellent way to provide specially designed instruction. But Do I Have To? Yes!!!! Specially Designed Instruction is a regulatory requirement! SDI=Specially Designed Instruction • Specially-designed instruction means adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible student under Part 200, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs that result from the student's disability; and to ensure access of the student to the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards that apply to all students. What is Special Education: NYS Regulation Part 200.1 (ww) Special education means specially designed individualized or group instruction or special services or programs, as defined in subdivision 2 of section 4401 of the Education Law, and special transportation, provided at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. 7 Special Education? What is Specially Designed Instruction NYS Regulation: Section 200.1 (vv) Adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible student, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs that result from the student’s disability; and to ensure access of the student to the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the education standards that apply to all students. (***Common Core Standards) 8 Common Core and Special Education The Common Core State Standards articulate rigorous grade-level expectations in the areas of mathematics and English language arts.. These standards identify the knowledge and skills students need in order to be successful in college and careers Students with disabilities ―students eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Office of Special Education Programs, 2006) ―must be challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-school lives, including college and/or careers. Engage NY: Common Core and the Application to Students with Disabilities Common Core and Application to Students with Disabilities The continued development of understanding about research-based instructional practices and a focus on their effective implementation will help improve access to mathematics and English language arts (ELA) standards for all students, including those with disabilities. Therefore, how these high standards are taught and assessed is of the utmost importance in reaching this diverse group of students.” Engage NY: Common Core and the Application to Students with Disabilities What does IDEA say about SDI? • Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for children with disabilities is a requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law governing special education programs. SDI refers to the teaching strategies and methods used by teachers to instruct students with disabilities. What does all this mean? • To develop appropriate specially designed instruction for each disabled student, educators and parents work together to analyze student work, evaluation information, and any other available data to determine the student's strengths and weaknesses. Based on that student's unique learning needs, strategies are developed. Teachers continue to measure students' progress and make changes in instruction as needed. Simply put… • What’s “special” about special education? • Specifically, how is specially designed instruction different than good, effective instruction for all students? Explicit Instruction: Designing Lessons Skills and Strategies Explicit Instruction Lesson Design • OPENING • BODY • CLOSING Opening of the Explicit Lesson A good opening: • Gains the students’ attention • States the goal of the lesson • Discusses the relevance of the target skill • Reviews the critical prerequisite skills Gaining the Students’ Attention If a lesson starts when students are not paying attention, they may miss critical information. Whatever way you choose to gain attention, select a procedure and use it consistently. Repeat this process throughout the lesson whenever students are expected to make a response that momentarily takes there attention away. Gaining the Students’ Attention State the Goal of the Lesson Provide your students with information about the goal of the lesson. • Can be brief: “Today we are going to learn how to write the lower case manuscript letter r.” • Can be a little longer and bring in related skills recently learned: “We have been working on writing complete sentences. Today we are going to learn how to write a paragraph. A paragraph is a group of related sentences.” Discuss the Relevance of the Target Skill We’ve all heard this! “Why do we have to learn this?” Discussing the relevance of the skill increases the students’ motivation for learning the skill and the probability they will use that skill once it is mastered. Be sure to identify the where and when of the skill, as well! Why do we have to learn this? Review Critical Prerequisite Skills Knowing whether students have the prerequisite skills is critical to the instructional process. • Identify the prerequisite skills • Verify the students know the prerequisite skills What is a review? A review is not: 1. Reteaching 2. Asking the students if they remember how to perform a skill 3. Asking one or two students to come to the board to solve a problem A review is Straightforward and Involves Everyone! “ Before we work on how to add problems that require regrouping, let’s review how to add two and three digit problems that don’t require regrouping. Complete these problems. When you are done, put your pencils down and we will check them.” Prerequisite Skills? In Summary… “The opening of a lesson provides students with a clear and focused idea of what is to be learned, how it will be learned, and why it is important. In addition, the opening is used to verify that students are ready to learn the new content.” Body of the Explicit Lesson The lesson body generally includes three processes: • Modeling or demonstrating the skill (I do it.) • Providing prompted or guided practice (We do it.) • Providing unprompted practice (You do it) Modeling (I do it.) Modeling is a very powerful tool! Two components: • Demonstrating the skill • Describing what is being done Describing component=Think-aloud Why Think-Aloud? Thinking aloud gives students access to: • Self-questions • Self-instructions • Decisions That occur as a problem is solved or a task is completed. Think-Aloud Modeling A good model: • Is clear, consistent and concise • Includes several demonstrations, depending on the complexity of the skill being taught • Involves students Anita Archer Modeling! Clear, Consistent, Concise The think-aloud helps the students internalize and remember the steps and the decisions involving the new skill. Therefore, it should only include the critical aspects of the problem solving/task completing process. The more concise, the more likely the students will remember the steps and processes. Provide Several Models The number of models needed depends on: • The complexity of the target skill • The students’ ease in learning new skills • Their background knowledge in the academic area • The amount of time the model requires Modeling should not be overdone! Involve Students in the Model After the first modeling, ask students questions in which the answers rely on the first model. These questions serve three functions: • Keeping students involved and active in the lesson • Having students rehearse the critical content • Verifying understanding Because many students have difficulty listening passively for extended periods, keeping them involved is imperative! Prompted or Guided Practice High levels of success are associated with increased rates of learning. Students often need teacher-provided supports as they begin to practice new or difficult skills in order to be successful. These supports, or scaffolds, are gradually withdrawn as students demonstrate success. Guided Practice Guided practice usually provided through the use of prompts. • Physical prompts-used for teaching motor tasks • Verbal prompts-used in explicitly teaching academic skills • Visual prompts-such as posters that lists steps Verbal Prompts • Highest level-telling the students what to do step by step • Next level-asking the students what needs to be done, rather than telling them • Last level-Reminding the students to carry out the critical behaviors The decision on how quickly to fade the prompts is based on accuracy of student responses. Verbal Prompts? Unprompted Practice (You do it.) • The purpose of the unprompted practice in an explicit lesson is to determine whether the students can perform the skill without any physical, verbal or visual prompts. • Provide students with several problems similar to the ones presented during the modeling and guided practice and have them do these on their own. It is a good idea to do just one at a time, then check and provide feedback! Three Components • May be each identified once in an entire lesson • May be that each component is repeated a number of times in a single lesson OR • The three components may occur over many days Activity • Archer Video on Active Participation and Guided Practice: http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archervideos.html With your partner, decide What are some specific techniques Archer used? What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? Be prepared to share! Lesson Planning! Closing of the Explicit Lesson The closing is brief! • A short review of what was learned • A short preview of what will be learned next • Assigning independent work, if appropriate Let’s Go More Deeply into Active Teaching! Active Teaching and Explicit Instruction One element of active teaching: Teacher explicitly teaches required vocabulary. But what does that look like? Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary: Example adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 260. Introduce the word: “This word is immigration. What word? Immigration. Provide a student-friendly definition: Immigration is people coming into a country with the intent to work and live there. Fill in the blank: People coming into a country with the intent to live and work there is _______________. Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary: Example adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 260. Illustrate with examples and non examples: If someone from Brazil came to the United States with the idea he or she would find work and make a new permanent home, this would be an act of immigration. If someone from Argentina came to the United States for two weeks to visit his or her cousins, this would not be immigration, because the person did not plan to live or work in the United States. If a person moved from New York to California, this would not be immigration because the person did not move from one country to another. Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary: Example adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 77. Check students’ understanding: “Get out your red and green cards. I will ask a question. When I say, “Show me,” hold up a red or green card.” – If a family from China moved to England so the parents could find work and the family could live there, would this be an act of immigration. [Pause]. Show me. [Students should hold up Yes cards.] Why is it yes? Student will explain. – If a family from Australia goes to England to visit their grandparents for a month, but does not plan to live there, would this be an act of immigration? [Pause]. Show me. [Students should hold up No cards.] Why is it no? Student will explain. – If Angela moves from New York to Texas for a new job, would this be an act of immigration? [Pause]. Show me. [Students should hold up No cards.] Why is it no? Student will explain. Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary: Example adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 77. Check students’ understanding (#2): Make a T chart on your paper. Now, label the columns ‘immigration’ and ‘not immigration’. I will show you how to do this. I have some terms on this list: moving to a new house, moving from Chile to US for a new job, moving from US to Japan for a new job, going to Hawaii on vacation, moving from New Jersey to Vermont for a job, moving from New York to Mexico to work. Okay, moving to a new house is NOT immigration because it doesn’t say anything about moving to another country for a new job, so I will write that under “not immigration.” Is that correct? Yes. Teacher will do one example, then give the direction: With your partner, finish the T chart by writing in whether these show immigration or are NOT immigration. Immigration | | l l Not Immigration | Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary: Example adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 77. Ask questions that require deep processing of the word’s meaning. Why might immigrants come to a new country? What hardships might immigrants face in a new country? If you were an immigrant, what things would you bring with you? Extend students’ understanding: Introduce or have students generate synonyms for the new words (with the use of reference materials). • Allow students to work in partners. Activity: Explicit Instruction of Vocabulary adapted from: Archer, A.L., & Hughes, C.A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. New York: Guildford Press, p. 77. • Vocabulary Instruction 2nd grade-View Video http://www.updc.org/assets/files/resources_by_topic /effective_inst_int/archer/march-27-282009/videos/MPG_Vocabulary%20Instruction%20%20 _%202nd%20copy.mp4 Using the strategies from explicit instruction, with your partner: Ones: Teach the word disgusting Twos: Teach the word relieved More Characteristics of Active Teaching Active Teaching • Teacher uses verbal explanation and visual prompts to explain content or strategy. • Teacher models the strategy in sequential steps. • Teacher’s instruction ensures multiple opportunities for participation by students with disabilities, e.g., choral responding, thumbs-up, white board response. (see next two slides) • Teacher presents the content in chunks/segments. Active Teaching Ways to actively engage students: Oral Responses: Choral Responses Partner Responses Written Responses Response cards & response slates Action Responses Touching/Pointing Acting out/Responding with gestures Hand Signals Active Teaching Ways to actively engage students: Effective Reading Procedures Echo Reading Choral Reading Cloze Reading Whisper Read Partner Read Activity Archer Video on Reading alternatives http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archervideos.html With your partner: Discuss how you could adapt this to your grade level Be prepared to share! Active Teaching (This is moving in to We Do-at this point just repeating is necessary) • Students with disabilities engage in structured activities designed to allow to processing; e.g., I-time, think-pairshare, numbered heads, elbow partners, think-jot. Active Teaching (This is moving in to We Do-at this point just repeating is necessary) • Students with disabilities correctly answer questions regarding content/strategy. • Students with disabilities are responding to high-order questions; e.g., problem-solving, generalization, evaluative, inferential, application. • The teacher uses wait time to enable student with disabilities to process responses to questions/directions. • Teacher re-teaches if students’ responses are inaccurate. (we are going to discuss this more in a minute) Guided Practice Also called We Do (it’s where the learning occurs in a lesson) • Teacher leads student with disabilities through step-by-step practice. • Teacher initially uses high level of prompting/cues with students with disabilities. (e.g.,, Tell, Guide) • Teacher gradually decreases level of prompting/cuing to student with disabilities based on accurate responding. (Ask, Remind, Check) Guided Practice Samples Guided Practice Samples Guided Practice Samples Guided Practice In strategy/skill instruction: Tell->Ask->Remind (adapted from: Dr. Charles Hughes, SPLED 412) • Tell: Tell students the step/what needs to be done, then they do it [done with whole group or teacher circulates to partners]. • Ask: Ask students for the step, then they do it. Correct errors immediately [whole group or partners]. • Remind: “Use the strategy to… Remember to….” [whole group or circulate; correct errors/give feedback. Activity Verbal Retell Video-1st grade http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archervideos.html During the video, pay attention to the following: 1.) What cues does Anita give when she Tells? 2.) What cues does Anita give when she Asks? 3.) What cues does Anita give when she Reminds? Error Correction in Explicit Instruction Error Correction: Recognizing the 3 TYPES OF ERRORS • Error Type – Careless/Inattentive • Correction Procedure – Repeat question, student repeats correct response – Lack of factual knowledge – Say answer, student makes correct response – Lack of procedural knowledge – Prompt through step, student makes correct response MONITOR AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK Acknowledge and move on. “Correct” “Yes, that‟s right.” [Then specifically name correct fact/ concept.] “You knew 3 x 5 = 15. Correct but hesitant response Acknowledge and add brief „firm-up explanation‟. “Correct. Since this is a telling sentence, we would end the sentence with a period.” 112 Correct and quick response MONITOR AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK STUDENTS SHOULD ALWAYS PRACTICE CORRECT RESPONSE. 1. Model the correct answer.(I do it.) 2. Check understanding. (You do it.) 3. Check again. (Student says /o/ for /a/.) “This sound is /a/.” Incorrect response when strategy or rule used. 1. Guide student(s) to the correct answer by asking questions on the steps of the strategy or rule. (We do it.) 2. Check understanding. (You do it.) 3. Check again. (Students spell siting for sitting.) “What sound?” /a/ “Good, you knew /a/” 113 Incorrect response when “fact” requested. Hint:“This ends with a ______ CF: Repeat Hint..” and so we double the final consonant.” “Show me.” Homework (You Do) – The same principles of corrective feedback still apply. – Teacher must circulate. – While the ultimate goal is for students to respond without prompts, students who still need assistance get prompting from the teacher. • You should NOT hear from the teacher: – – – – How many times have we done this? Why can’t you remember this? You should know this by now. Just think about it. Homework (You Do) • Teacher elicits alternatives from students with disabilities when responses are incorrect.(this only comes after modeling of how to think). – Students need corrective feedback so they only hear the correct answers. – Fishing for responses leads to incorrect understandings • When students with disabilities’ responses are inaccurate, staff re-teaches the concept/strategy individually or in small groups. – “re-teaching” means continued prompting with corrective feedback. – If that doesn’t work, teacher needs to go back and do some more We Do practices with student(s). Homework is “You Do”! Not “They Do It…” Questions? Best laid plans… Resources Material taken from Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes Linking Specially Designed Instruction, Explicit Instruction, & Walkthroughs, Dr. Dee Berlinghoff, Mount Saint Mary College