Multiple
Intelligences
Diversity
Who are our
learners?
Differentiated
Learning
ECS100: Julie Machnaik
Different Learners…Different Needs…
Who are you as ‘learner’?
Clipboard
Microscope
Puppy
Beachball
Far West Teacher Centers
Variety of
Resources
Organization
Investigative
Learning
Comfortable
Environment
Choice of
activities
Structure
Critical Thinking
Encouraging
Atmosphere
Spontaneity
Visual Directions Deep Explorations Supportive
Grouping
Personal Freedom Sequential
Learning
Analyzing
Concepts
Extensions to
activities
Clear Procedures Discussions
& Expectations
Various
Manipulatives
Consistent
Routines
Respectful
Colleagues
Empathic
Listeners
Focus on Details Sensitive Peers
Who Are Our Learners?
What are different forms of diversity & difference?
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Religion
Language
Skin Colour
Intellect
Ability
Race
Culture
Family
Life experience
Gender & sexual
Ethnicity
Sex
Economics
How do we view diversity?
“To teach most effectively,
educators must take into account
who they are teaching as well as
what they are teaching”
~Carol Ann Tomlinson~
Meet the learners in our classrooms
today…all unique individuals with different
abilities, interests, gifts and strengths.
Multiple Intelligences:
What intelligences
are your strengths?
How do schools respect
multiple ‘ways of
knowing’?
What intelligences
do schools most
often focus on?
Howard Gardner 2:18 min
We Are Not The Same
There are NO two students that are the same yet we
sometimes teach them as if they are…Is this fair?
"Kids make their mark in life
by doing what they can do,
not what they can't... School
is important, but life is more
important. Being happy is
using your skills productively,
no matter what they are.“
~Howard Gardner~
Reflect, Observe, Explore
What are your strengths and gifts?
How were your strengths and gifts honoured (or not honoured) in
your school experiences?
Do some KID WATCHING in
your field experience…who
are YOUR learners?
What do you see, feel, hear in
your field experience?
Community of Learners
What does the classroom look like,
sound like, feel like?
Dimensions of Classroom Climate
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Task-oriented, organized, responsive
Students interacting with each other, flexible groups
Open & warm relationships, caring climate
Cooperative, respectful, honouring all
Low levels of tension, anxiety, and conflict
High expectations of all students
Student input, voice
Humour, laughter, joy!
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http://mrsestblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/differentiatedinstruction-choice.html
https://comicsworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/poster-multiple-intelligences-in-comics-ed/
Differentiated Learning: What is it?
“It is a classroom that provides different avenues to acquiring
content, to processing or making sense of ideas, and to
developing products so that each student can learn effectively.”
~ Carol Ann Tomlinson ~
4 Elements of
Differentiated Learning:
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Content
Process
Product
Environment
“Differentiated instruction means shaking up what goes on in the
classroom so that students have multiple options for taking in
information, making sense of ideas, and expressing what they learn.”
~ Carol Ann Tomlinson ~
It’s a Philosophy!
“Differentiated instruction is not a strategy to be
used from time to time, not a bag of tricks approach.
It’s a way of thinking about teaching and learning.”
~ Carol Ann Tomlinson~