Senior Graduation Project

Teaching Methods and Techniques-Differentiated Instruction-

Chelsea Duva

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Thesis Statement Teachers have begun using different teaching

methods and techniques for middle school-high school students, called Differentiated Instruction. I plan to define what it is and why teachers are using it more and more now. Interviewing teachers will help me understand why DI has become so popular.  And teaching at the middle school in a diverse class will allow me to see a differentiated instruction classroom. This will be beneficial for the class and myself because its interesting to see how teachers techniques and methods seems to be continuously changing.

Personal Relevance

History of Education

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HISTORY (continued)

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Traditional Classroom

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What’s YourLEARNING STYLE ?

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Different Types of Learners

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Work At…

…Your Own Ability

What is..

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Elements of Differentiated Instruction

• Focuses on the Essentials• Student differences• Assessment and Instruction• Modifications of content,

process, and Products• Participation• Teacher and Student

collaborate in learning• Group/individual• Teacher and Student work

together

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• Identify Similarities and differences

• Summarizing and note taking• Reinforcing effort and

providing recognition• Homework and practice• Nonlinguistic representations• Cooperative learning• Setting objectives and

providing feedback• Generating and testing

hypotheses• Questions, cues and advance

organizers

Effective Strategies on students…

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Differentiated

Classroom

Effective Teachers

“Effective Teachers are not afraid of feedback; in fact, they elicit information and criticism from others. Additionally, in the interest of improving their ability to have a positive impact on student learning, these teachers readily accept constructive criticism and reflect upon it.”

—James H. Stronge

Teachers Performing DI

“They work diligently to ensure that struggling, advanced, and in-between students think and work harder than they’re meant to; achieve more than they thought they could; and come to believe that learning involves effort, risk, and personal triumph”

-Carol Ann Tomlinsonhttp://www.photos.com/search/royaltyfree/87607541

READINESS

Lesson Planning Step 1

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Lesson Planning Step 2

INTERESThttp://www.worldphoto360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/athletes.jpg

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Lesson Planning Step 3

LEARNING PROFILE

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Grading In a DI Classroom

1. Keep grade book!2. Students work folders3. Share record-keeping

responsibility4. Not all work has to be

formally graded.

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“Chelsea, Mr. Lindelow and I are happy to have you. Accept this email as the permission to join Mr. Lindelow's class. I hope this works for everyone's needs. Thanks, David Burnes”

Just call me Ms. Duva…

Teaching Days!http://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2010/10/our-fourth-and-final-reading-of-the-year-announced.html

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Comparing Classrooms

• Traditional Classroom • Differentiated Classroom

VS

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CONCLUSION

• WHAT DID I LEARN!

Work Cited• Marzano, Robert J, Debra J Pickering, and Jane E Pollock. "Identifying

Similarities and Differences." Classroom Instruction That Works. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001. 13-28. Print.

• Tomlinson, Carol Ann. "Learning Environments That Support Differentiated Instruction." The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999. 9-16. Print.

• "Learning Environments That Support Differentiated Instruction." The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999. 25-35. Print.

• "What Differentiated Instruction Is and Isn't." How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. 2nd ed. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001. 1-7. Print

Work Cited• Dyck, Brenda. "Your Students: No Two Are Alike." Education World. N.p., 1 Jan. 2010.

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• Edwards, Cheryl J, Sonya Carr, and Wendy Siegel. "Influences of Experiences and Training on Effective Teaching Practices to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners in Schools." Education 126.3 (2006): 580-92. ERIC: Education Resources Information Center. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. <http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICWebPortal/search/ detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ765777&ERICExtSearch_Se archType_0=no&accno=EJ765777>

• King-Shaver, Barbara, and Alyce Hunter. "How Does Differentiated Intruction Apply to Middle and Secondary English Classrooms?" Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom. Ed. James Strickland. Portsmouth: Barbara King-Shaver, 2003. 15-27. Print

• . "How Do Teachers Put It All Together? A Case Study with Examples." Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom. Ed. James Strickland. Portsmouth: Barbara King-Shaver, 2003. 79-125. Print

Work Cited• Tomlinson, Carol Ann. How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability

Classrooms. 2nd ed. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001. Print.

• Tomlinson, Carol Ann. The Differentiated Classroom Responding to the Needs of All Leaners. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999. Print.

• Marzano, Robert J, Debra J Pickering, and Jane E Pollock. Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria: McREL, 2001. Print.

• Stronge, James H. Qualities of Effective Teachers. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002. Print.

• King-Shaver, Barbara, and Alyce Hunter. Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom. Ed. James Strickland. Portsmouth: Barbara King-Shaver and Alyce Hunter, 2003. Print.

• Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon, and Martin G Brooks. "Honoring the Learning Process." The Case for Constructivist Classrooms. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1993, 1999. 3-13. Print.