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Welcome to Ms. Reed’s Health Class
What is Differentiated Instruction(DI)?• DI means changing the pace, level, or kind of instruction
in response to learners’ styles.• Enhances learning for all students by engaging them in
activities that better respond to their:• Particular learning needs• Strengths• Preferences
Class Focus:• Rigorous: Assignments that will motivate
students to push themselves. • Relevant: Students will make real-life
connections, as lessons align with the IB (International-Baccalaureate) and MYP (Middle Years Program) curriculum.
• Flexible and Varied: Students make choices about how they will learn and show mastery.
• Complex: Challenge students’ thinking and actively engage them in-depth content and higher level thinking.
My Goal:• Challenge and engage ALL students
through providing them with opportunities to make choices and work in a variety of instructional formats.
What does DI look like?• Interest Inventory – what type of learner are you?
(linguistic, logical, kinesthetic, visual, etc.)• Pre-assessments and Pretests – background for making
modifications and challenges as needed• Projects, Presentations, and Performances – Students
can present information through their interests and strengths
• Project Menus – allowing students to choose assignments that appeal to them and present their learning in a variety of ways
Technology in the Classroom:• Flip Cameras• SmartBoard• Interactive Media (www.brainpop.com)• www.thinkfinity.com and www.thinkport.com• PowerPoint Presentations• Excel Charts/Graphs• Virtual Tours• Edmodo.com (online communication teacher/student and
student/student)
Thank you for coming!
Looking forward to an EXCITING year!!
Please feel free to contact me at ANY time:
• References:• www.edmodo.com• www.brainpop.com• Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular
classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
