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DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION USING

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

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INSTRUCTION?

involves providing students with different avenues to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas; and to developing teaching

materials so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.[

Differentiating instruction means creating multiple paths so that students

of different abilities, interests, or learning needs experience equally appropriate ways to absorb, use,

develop and present concepts as a part of the daily learning process.

The Recognition of students' varying background

knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in

learning and interests; and reacting responsively.

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The perfect model of differentiated instruction rests upon an active, student centered, meaning-making approach to

teaching and learning. The theoretical and philosophical influences embedded in differentiated instruction support the three key elements of differentiated instruction itself:

readiness, interest, and learning profile (Allan & Tomlinson, 2000).

the process of “ensuring that what a student learns, how he/she learns it, and how the student

demonstrates what he/she has learned is a match for that student’s readiness level, interests, and

preferred mode of learning”. ~Carol Ann Tomlinson

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“Research indicates that many of the emotional or social difficulties

gifted students experience disappear when their educational

climates are adapted to their level and pace of learning."

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WHY UTILIZE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY?

NOT ONLY ARE TODAY’S LEARNERS DIVERSE IN ETHNICITY AND SOCIO CULTURAL STATUS; THEY ARE

DIVERSE IN LEARNING STYLES AND ABILITIES AS WELL (KUZMESKUS, 1996).

Diversity in learning styles has always existed, however “the arrival and rapid dissemination of digital technology in the

last decades of the 20th century” has further increased distinguishable differences in learning styles and the ways

they must be accommodated (Prensky 2001, p.1).

Due to the advancement of technology, this generation of learners will face challenges in

the workplace that have never been faced before (Prensky, 2006).

Benjamin Franklin was even quoted as saying “"Tell me and I forget, show me and I may

remember, involve me and I learn."

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EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES/LEARNI

NG THEORIES

PhilosophiesLearning Theories

(Constructivism)

(Experiential Learning)

(Constructionism)

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“…if we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of

tomorrow. ~John Dewey

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WHY ARE WE TEACHING TODAY’S GENERATION….

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THE SAME WAY THIS GENERATION WAS TAUGHT?

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WE MUST ENGAGE THEM AND MAKE THEM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING.

Now we know why……..

Let’s talk about who we are teaching.

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A generation of alter egos known as

avatars.

A generation that gets today’s news from an IPOD.

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A generation that does not remember a

time before cell phones

A generation that says; tell me what to do and let me do

it.

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WHY ARE THEY SO DISENGAGED?……….

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TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR STUDENTS LIVES SINCE BIRTH,

AS A RESULT THEY PROCESS INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY. ……

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Communicating = IM’s and text messaging Sharing= Blogs, MySpace Buying & Selling= E-Bay, CraigslistLearning= Wikipedia, You Tube,Meeting= Second LifePlaying= Rock Band, Halo, RPG gamesExercise= Dance Dance Revolution

They relate differently…..

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The average teen is engaged willingly in 44 1/2 hours of media a week.

Teens download 2 billion ring tones per year.

They also send over 250,000 emails and text messages per year.

STATISTICS SHOW……..

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THE OLD WAYS WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE! © 2008 MARC PRENSKY

“YouWILL

Learn!”

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They Have toWANT

To Learn

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HOW???????

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We are no longer the “givers of knowledge”

We are now the facilitators of their learning.

They are not students, but researchers, we are research

developers.

WE USE TOOLS THEY CAN RELATE TO AND WE MUST ACCEPT…….

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WE MUST ENGAGE THEM AT THEIR LEVEL

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WE ARE NO LONGER PREPARING THEM FOR THIS WORLD

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LEARNING

Investigating

Creating

Sharing Ideas

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ALLOW THEM TO FUNCTION IN A WORLD THEY UNDERSTAND

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ATTENTION DEFICIT OR DISENGAGEMENT

They say Nationally, 1.6 to 2 million people have been diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2004/10/20/11159/I feel strongly that students today do not suffer from A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder)………As much as

Students today suffer from E.D.D. (Educational Disengagement Disorder)~ Rachel Mercer

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A.D.D OR E.D.DTHERE’S A DIFFERENCE

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HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION

Tiering Lessons- based on predetermined ability:•(ex.) ask lower performing students to prepare an article, while more advanced students prepare a debate to present in front of the class.

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INSTRUCTION OCCURS IN:

ContentProcessProduct

Throughout this process be sure you are speaking to them in the same language they will be tested in. (LB)

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FIRST STEP- DETERMINE READINESS

Readiness: explores the basic knowledge, understanding, and skill a student has~(Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006).

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HOW DO WE DETERMINE READINESS

Begin each unit with a discussion posted on Haiku (or website, or other learning management system). Set the question 5 – 7 days prior to discussion. (Sample)

Socratic Questioning Session/Strategic Questioning Session based on a predetermined discussion question.

Samples

The obvious answer is evaluation.

ActiVote/Expression (or other learner response

system)

WHAT IS A GOOD EVALUATION?

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TOOLS TO USE

ActiVotes/ExpressionsOnline articles that require comments from student (Haiku)

WebQuests (Sample)Tiered Presentations:

Power Point (Basic Sample) ,(Prof. Sample)

iMovie Projects

Movie Maker Projects

Screen Casting

Voki

Muvizu

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To Create Classrooms that are:

Student Centered Project Based Teacher Facilitated Student-Directed

WHAT IS OUR DIRECTION?

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Create classes that students are excited about going to

Teach students how to be lifelong learners

Teach students to work collaboratively

WHAT WILL THIS DO FOR OUR SCHOOL?

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First we must recognize…

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OUR STUDENTS COME TO US FUNCTIONING AT

DIFFERENT READINESS LEVELS WITH VARYING

INTERESTS!

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WE MUST LISTEN TO WHAT OUR STUDENTS

ARE SAYING!

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ENGAGE ME OR ENRAGE ME~ Dr. Kip Leland LAUSD LAVA