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Differentiation

• Excellence and equity for all

Differentiation is like an iPhone because…

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Know, Understand, Do• Know the general principles of

differentiation• Understand that differentiation is

a teacher’s response to learner’s needs, guided by a mindset and general principles

• Support teachers to implement high quality teaching practices which utilise the strategies of differentiation

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Differentiation: Why it matters

1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

Graduate Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

Proficient Develop teaching activities that incorporate differentiated strategies to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

Highly accomplished

Evaluate learning and teaching programs, using student assessment data, that are differentiated for the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

Lead Lead colleagues to evaluate the effectiveness of learning and teaching programs differentiated for the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

Practices of highly effective schools and school leaders

Strategic plan- equity and excellence

Differentiation is the bridge between students and the curriculum

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Demonstrating what you know – varying expressive mode and accountability

factor

• With your group, decide on the key aspects of your learning about Differentiation.

• As a group, decide on the best way to share your learning with others.

• Success criteria = clarity of message• You could create a diagram, a poster, a poem, a skit, a video snippet using Windows Live Movie Maker, a short talk, a comic strip

etc.• You will have 15 mins to prepare, and your

presentation should take no longer than 2 minutes.

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Checking for understanding:

Concept attainment

What differentiation is ….and isn’t

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Reflection:Remote Control Tool

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Feedback:

• Classroom Observation Form

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References• Fogarty, R.J. & Pete, B.M. How to

Differentiate Learning, 2005 Corwin• Fogarty, R.J. & Pete, B.M.

Differentiated Learning, 2005 Hawker Brownlow

• Fogarty, R.J. & Pete, B.M. Supporting Differentiated Instruction, 2011Solution Tree Press

• Sousa D.A & Tomlinson C.A. Differentiation and the Brain, 2011Solution Tree Press