Differentiating
Instruction
Using
Technology
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WITH
MARVIN AND SARAH TAYLOR,
ICEBERG EDUCATION GROUP,
TEACHERS-PAW PAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Differentiating
Instruction Using
Technology
ICEBERG
EDUCATION GROUP
What is differentiated instruction?
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Differentiated instruction is the way in which a teacher anticipates and
responds to a variety of student needs in the classroom. To meet
student needs, teachers differentiate by modifying the content (what is
being taught), the process (how it is taught) and the product (how
students demonstrate their learning).
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Source: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-isdifferentiated-instruction-examples-definition-activities.html#lesson
Polleverywhere.com – A Tool To use in DI
You will have the opportunity to answer four poll
questions. As you work through these questions, see if
you can create some ideas of how you would use this
tool in the classroom.
http://www.polleverywhere.com/
Let’s Talk about the answers
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The purpose of this session is to provide you
with helpful tips and quick strategies to use
when differentiating and individualizing
instruction. If you feel as if you were left
wanting, we would love to speak with you
afterwards.
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What did the polleverywhere.com answers
reveal to you?
Why Differentiate Instruction (DI)?
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I teach too many
students.
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I don’t have the time to
implement these ideas.
Reasons teachers give for not
differentiating instruction
No man Is
an island
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We’re all in this
together!
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How about some
collegial
collaboration!
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“One small step for
mankind”-Neil
Armstrong
The Purpose and goals of Di
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Create engaged learners…
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Make learning relevant…
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Increase student achievement…
“Funnelling” toward di
Academic
Progress
Learning
Style
Inventory
Personal
Relationship
Differentiated and
Individualized Instruction
Learning Styles
 Student
choice in assessment matches their
learning style.
 Take
a learning style inventory yourself.
 Here's
a sample learning style inventory!
Differentiating By Flipping the
Classroom
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The Content… Stays the same. This is the content you would
normally teach during your class time.
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The Process… The process changes since you are teaching using
video. Students watch the video as homework, thereby freeing up
class time to explore the content in a deeper way.
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The Product… Students can demonstrate their learning any way
you wish, so this changes as well.
A Word About Special Education
Special Education students often benefit from differentiated
output. This means changing the product and getting
creative about how they show their learning. Often when
content is being taught, special education students do not
exhibit behaviors which show they are learning, though they
often are. This is especially true about autistic students.
Changing the product takes more time and creativity,
however the payoff is watching special education students
engage in class with other students. A side benefit is that your
school will earn more credit with the state when special
education programing is assessed.
For example…
The kinesthetic learner can ACT OUT CHARADES DEMONSTRATING A CONCEPT.
Chatterpix app is good for combining all three learning styles into a lesson.
The visual learner can…
BLABBERIZE!
(blabberize.com)
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More examples…
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The tactile learner can USE
PLAYDOUGH
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TO SIMULATE LANDFORMS ON A MAP
IN SOCIAL STUDIES.
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IPADS APPS ARE ALSO GREAT!
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stack the states / stack the countries
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educreations (let’s have some fun
with this)
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QR Codes
The aural learner can record themselves or
others using AUDACITY (a personal
favorite of mine)
More Resources for individualizing
and differentiating instruction!
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Differentiation can be
quick and easy.
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Goal: Use just one tool
or strategy you have
learned today in the
next 30 days!
Remember we are all
here to help one
another.
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