BIOLOGY PARTNERSHIP (A TEACHER QUALITY GRANT ) Saturday March 31, 2012 © Susan M. Butler, March 2012

BIOLOGY PARTNERSHIP(A TEACHER QUALITY

GRANT)Saturday

March 31, 2012

© Susan M. Butler, March 2012

LESSON PLANNING REVIEW: DIFFERENTIATION



Lesson PlanningMotivationNeeded Materials & Set-UpOutcomesPresentation & ParticipationQuestionsReflection & ReviewSafetyTransformativeUtilize

© Susan M. Butler, March 2012 SERVE Regional Laboratory at UNCG Slide 4

What is Differentiation?What is Differentiation?

Teachers accommodating differences in students’ learning styles, interest, prior knowledge, socialization needs, and comfort zones (Benjamin)

Teachers responsively reacting to learners’ needs. Teachers responsively reacting to learners’ needs. (Tomlinson)(Tomlinson)

Teachers think about the diversity of the learners when they plan lessons and know that one size does NOT fit all. (Rutherford)


Differentiating Instruction: Differentiating Instruction: The MythsThe Myths

Is equivalent to individualized instruction

Is only important for low-ability students

Means no whole class activities

Requires ability grouping

Means the “bright” kids have to do more

I have to incorporate choices for students in EVERY assignment, assessment, learning activity


Differentiation CategoriesTomlinson recommends differentiating:

The ContentThe Content

The ProcessThe Process

The ProductsThe ProductsHow might these be differentiated?How might these be differentiated?

An Example: Marigold

• Work in pairs to review the materials in “Marigold Barker Folder A”

• Answer the following:– Do you think any differentiation is needed? Why

or why not?

– If you do think differentiation is needed, would you focus on content, process, or products? Why?


More Marigold Info

• Review the materials in “Marigold Barker Folder B”

• Answer the questions:– Is this additional information helpful in deciding

whether and/or how to differentiate instruction for Marigold? Why or why not?

– Do you think Marigold has a learning disability? If so, what might it be?


Differentiated Classrooms

• Examine the chart comparing Traditional to Differentiated Classrooms. Circle two qualities of Differentiated Classrooms you already use or might consider using in the future.


School Accommodations & Modifications

• Look through the different categories and pick some examples that might have helped Marigold.

• Be ready to share at least one example.


Alexander Fleming’sDiscovery of Penicillin

• Watch Scenario A and then Scenario B

• Answer the question:– If Alexander is the teacher and the petri dish is

Marigold, which Scenario would you rather see occur in your classroom?

DON’T BE SCENARIO A!


ASSESSMENT: MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTING


Multiple Choice Components

Multiple-choice items contain three parts:• 1) stem• 2) answer and •3) distractors.

Multiple Choice Items

• Comparing True-False to Multiple-Choice– True-False

• Panama City is located in Bay County.

– Multiple-Choice• In which county is Panama City located?

– Franklin

– Gulf

– Calhoun

– Bay

distractor

distractor

distractor

answer

stem

Writing Appropriate Distractors

• To be plausible, the distractor must have the potential for being selected as the correct answer. Two distractors are as effective as three if one of the three is not plausible (highly unlikely to be selected).

• In which county is Panama City located?• Franklin• Gulf• Cedar Grove• Bay

less plausible distractor

distractor

distractor

answer

A DO or a DON’T?In a multiple choice question, when is the longest answer the correct answer?

A)Rarely

B)Sometimes

C)It’s almost always the correct answer and it’s often stuffed with new information that should have gone in the main part of the course but we forgot so now we’re putting it in the quiz because we can’t possibly leave out the tiniest detail.

D)Occasionally


Factographing Mexicathon

• Use the short reading selection as a basis for creating a “good” and then a “bad” multiple choice question for this.

• Capture each on chart paper and display.


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