I’ve had some time now to reflect on my blog’s discussion about differentiation that brought about some pretty exciting comments, particularly on this post about classroom management which now has 40 comments, most of them about differentiation even though that wasn’t what the post was about. Tracking vs. Differentiation is the Wrong Argument I think …
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Differentiate This! Part Three: When?
Also see Part One: Why? and Part Two: How? If all this has seemed good to you, you may still be wondering how we fit this in when teachers are already pressed to the limit in terms of time management. Direct Instruction There will be times in every classroom when the teacher needs to address …
Differentiate This! Part 2A
While we await part 3 about when to “fit in” differentiation, I wanted to share some of the great info I’ve received in comments or e-mail from web site visitors. Ken Pendergrass, elementary music teacher from Seattle, shares a differentiated lesson with impressive use of enhanced Garageband podcasting. Alice Mercer, Sacramento computer lab teacher and …
Differentiate This! Part Two: How?
Also see: Part One: Differentiate This! Why? (Cross-posted in In Practice) OK, we agree (or most of us do anyway) that we need to tailor our instruction to the students in our classroom. We cannot teach effectively by planning lessons in isolation without considering the interaction between what we’ve planned and the students in our …
Differentiate This! Part One: Why?
A post about classroom management here on the blog recently evolved into a conversation about differentiation, a subject which I’ve written about before…on this blog and as part of my graduate studies but it’s time to revisit the subject. Why Heterogenously Group Students? This is an unintentionally misleading question that presumes that there are groups …