ESSAY #7
Define Differentiated Instruction. Give an example you have observed in your classroom at the
elementary/middle school.
This should be a three paragraph essay, using MLA format and a
Works Cited page that lists resources.
This essay is due to me by Monday, March 16 at the end of the period.
Email your completed essay to me as an attachment.
csekera@srvusd.net
Differentiated Instruction
Preparing to write the essay:
 Think about your own learning style
o Take this simple quiz to determine your learning style
 http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-assessment
 Think about the fact that all of your students have a different learning style and it
is your responsibility as the teacher to teach so that all learning styles can access
the information in the lesson.
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Watch video from the Teaching Channel
o https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/differentiating-instruction
New Teacher Survival Guide: Differentiating Instruction
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Think about the differentiation required in your own classrooms, both here at SRVHS and at
your internship schools.
o General Education students
o Resources students – those with learning disabilities that prevent them from learning
easily
o GATE – Gifted and Talented Students
o ELL – English Language Learners
o Students that learn best through listening, seeing, touching