Differentiated Instruction
Introduction
“Learning has nothing to do
with what a teacher covers.
Learning has to do with what
the students accomplish.”
Harry Wong
Outcomes for Participants
Participants will be able to:
• Define Differentiated Instruction
• Understand the Importance of DI
• Align DI with PLC Learning Questions
Professional Learning Communities
Standards
Teaching
Para-Educator
Administration
Differentiated
Instruction
Teaching Standards:
•Uses strategies to deliver instruction
that meets the multiple learning
needs of students
•Selects strategies to engage
all students in learning.
•Uses a variety of methods to
monitor student learning.
•Demonstrates competence in
classroom management
PLC Big Idea #1
Focus on Learning
We accept high levels of learning for
all students as the fundamental
purpose of our school and therefore
are willing to examine all practices
in light of their impact on learning.
Excellence for All
To have a mission of learning for all
 You must believe all students
can learn at high levels
 You must take responsibility to
ensure that all students learn.
4 Learning Questions
What do we wantStudent
eachLearning
students
to
Expectations
know or be able to do?
How will we know they
have
learned?
Formative Assessment
What evidence do we have of the
learning?
Differentiation/Enrichment
How do we respond when
students
don’t learn or struggle?Response to Intervention
Intervention
How do we respond toPyramid
thoseof who
Learning Supports
4have
Learning
Questions
already learned?
Student Questions
 What do I need to know?
 Where am I now?
 How do I get there?
 What happens if I struggle or
fail?
 What do we want students to know and be able to do?
 Standards/Benchmarks (Learning Outcomes)
 Classroom SMART goals & SMART targets
 How will we know if they can do it?
 Formative assessments/cycle
 Multiple data sets
 Protocol for data analysis (ASW)
How will we respond when they can’t?
 Core Instruction
 Differentiated Instruction
 Enrichment
 Pyramid Response to Intervention
 Learning Supports
Manage
ment
Culture
+
Instruction &
Assessment
Student
Engagement
Learning Focus
Learning
Environment
=
Differentiat
ed
Classroom
Differentiated
Classroom
Management
Student
Engagement
Differentiated
Classroom
Instruction & Assessment
Culture
Definition of Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction is an approach
that empowers both teachers and
Carefully
crafted
instruction
students to maximize learning for all by
responds
to individual
profiles,
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pathways
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students
interests
and they
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learned.
and how they teach.
Definition of Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction (DI) is an approach that
empowers both teachers and students to maximize
learning for all by providing multiple pathways for
students to take in information, make sense of
ideas, and express what they have learned.
Carefully crafted instruction responds to individual
profiles, interests and readiness by modifying
content, process and products.
 Through DI, teachers take into account who they
teach, what they teach, where they teach and how
they teach.
The basic premise of DI is that students are different.
Teachers of effective heterogeneous classrooms
recognize the similarities and differences in students
and proactively plan for these differences.
Cassandra Erkens, 2008
Anam Cara Consulting, Inc
http://www.anamcaraconsulting.com
Differentiated Instruction Continuum
Not
Differentiated
“One-Size-Fits-All”
Highly
Differentiated
Assessment
Learning Profile
Tiered Activities
Curriculum Compacting
Learning Contracts
Independent Study
Flexible Grouping
Anchor Activities
Learning Centers/Stations
Problem-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning
Differentiated Instruction Continuum
Not
Differentiated
Highly
Differentiated
“One-Size-Fits-All”
EVERYONE
IS ON
THE JOURNEY!!
Assessment
Learning Profile
Tiered Activities
Curriculum Compacting
Learning Contracts
Independent Study
Flexible Grouping
Anchor Activities
Learning Centers/Stations
Problem-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning
Let’s visit a few classrooms …
Case Study
Vicki Barrett’s fifth-grade math class…
Scott Marsh’s fifth graders are also…
Read and Discuss:
How is each differentiating
instruction?
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Definition of Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction (DI) is an approach that
empowers both teachers and students to maximize
learning for all by providing multiple pathways for
students to take in information, make sense of
ideas, and express what they have learned.
Carefully crafted instruction responds to individual
profiles, interests and readiness by modifying
content, process and products.
 Through DI, teachers take into account who they
teach, what they teach, where they teach and how
they teach.