My last tip was called Why Differentiation? I just had to share with you an excellent website that does a great job explaining differentiation. It has great links, cheat sheets, templates, etc. You might want to bookmark this one! I say it could be my One Stop Shop (Super Wallmart) for Differentiation! Just kidding but it really is very good!
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May 18, 2009
2008-2009 Tip of the Week Organizer for Second Semester
May 10, 2009
2008-2009 Tip of the Week #19 (second semester)
Download Semester 2 Tip of the Week #19 Hey everyone! I know countdown is on. Just a few more weeks. Hang on!!!!
The Tip of the Week focuses on the topic of Differentiation. Why did I choose differentiation at the end of the year? As I reflect back to my teaching days in middle school 3 years ago, this was honestly my least favorite time of the year. Why? The kids were not focused and we were stressed to the max trying to finish out the year. What do you do to keep students engaged in reviews that are happening in all of their classes? Differentiate!
The second reason that I chose this topic was based on the results of the Unit Planning Survey. Teachers stated that they would like more tips and strategies on differentiation. Differentiation is not easy and takes planning. The good news is there are some low prep strategies that make it possible. One of my favorites is offering Choice. Next week I will share many more low prep strategies.
So…I share with you this week one of my favorite examples of why we need to differentiate - Animal School. To model differentiation I included several ways I might “differentiate” this content/information – movie (visual learners), song (music lovers), and text with definition hyperlinks for ELLs, and even a commentary that you might use as an extension activity or a model before the writing activity.
Take a look and let me know what you think!
Have a great week!
Sheree
May 02, 2009
2008-2009 Tip of the Week #18 (second semester)
Hey everyone! Countdown is on I am sure! :) Hang in there!
The Tip of the Week is a reminder of a wonderful Professional Learning Resource that Cobb offers not only to staff but even to your families!!! If you have technology questions, please take a few minutes to try out Atomic Learning! You will love it.
Have a great week!
Sheree
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