School
Home
Alliance for
Reaching
Excellence
S.H.A.R.E.
|
|
|
School
Home
Alliance for
Reaching
Excellence |
What is differentiated instruction ? What does differentiated instruction look like? What does differentiated instruction look like? (GRAPHIC) Why is the Roxbury School District making a commitment to this philosophy? How can I support this initiative with my child at home?
|
Differentiated
Instruction = With the arrival of spring, came a new initiative in the Roxbury School District. This initiative comes in the form of unified staff development for all K-12 staff. The focus of this training is Differentiated Instruction. What is differentiated instruction ? What does differentiated instruction look like? Why is the Roxbury School District making a commitment to this philosophy? How can I support this initiative with my child at home? Read on to learn the answers to these important questions... What is differentiated instruction?... "Differentiated instruction is a way of thinking, not a formula or recipe.
Educators draw on, apply and adapt its tools with the goal of maximizing
knowledge, understanding and skill for the full range of learners.
Effective differentiation guides educators in thinking effectively about
whom they teach, where they teach and how they teach in order to ensure
that what they teach provides each student with maximum power as a
learner." "In differentiated
instruction, classroom teachers make vigorous attempts to meet students
where they are in the learning process and move them along as quickly and
as far as possible in the context of a mixed-ability classroom. It
promotes high-level and powerful curriculum for all students, but
varies the level of teacher support, task complexity, pacing and avenues
to learning based on student readiness, interest and learning profile.
Differentiation seems a common sense approach to addressing the needs of a
wide variety of learners, promoting equity and excellence and focusing on
best practice instruction in mixed ability classrooms." What does differentiated instruction look like? Teachers can differentiate
instruction by tapping into students different
readiness levels, learning styles and interests. In a differentiated class,
the teacher uses a variety of ways for students to explore curriculum
content, a variety of sense making activities or processes through which
students can come to understand and "own" information and ideas and a
variety of options through which students can demonstrate or exhibit what
they have learned. The following graphic organizer provides a visual
for "what does differentiated instruction look like?"...
Why is the Roxbury School District making a commitment to this philosophy? The Roxbury School District recognizes that students already come to school differentiated. They have a broad range of academic readiness, interests, learning profiles, modes of learning and cultures. In order for the district to maximize the potential of each of these children, we recognize the need to meet each child at his or hers starting point and ensure growth each and every school year. How can I support this initiative with my child at home? Supporting this initiative at home is something that come naturally. Through everyday interactions with your child(ren), you can help your child to build a rich bank of experiences, all of which will help your child to make connections to the learning that takes place in the school setting. Following are some grade level appropriate suggestions for helping your child develop a natural love of learning...
|
