Differentiating the Product
• Product = the result of learning, demonstrates what students learned
– Tends to be tangible: reports, tests, brochures, speeches, skits
– Gives students the opportunity to participate in the assessment of learning activities and the resulting product forms
– Differentiates by providing challenge, variety, and choice for diverse learners. Students communicate their learning through multiple forms.
(Information taken from :On Target: Strategies That Differentiate Instruction, as well as Dr. Goldberg, Azrieli Graduate School)
– Tends to be tangible: reports, tests, brochures, speeches, skits
– Gives students the opportunity to participate in the assessment of learning activities and the resulting product forms
– Differentiates by providing challenge, variety, and choice for diverse learners. Students communicate their learning through multiple forms.
(Information taken from :On Target: Strategies That Differentiate Instruction, as well as Dr. Goldberg, Azrieli Graduate School)
The following link is a GREAT resource on differentiating the product. It goes through:
1)Things to consider when differentiating product
2)Steps to differentiate product
3)Ways in which you can differentiate product
http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Product
After you go through the website, ask yourself:
1)What are some important things I should consider while designing products?
2)Look back at a final assignment you gave your class already. If not currently teaching, design a sample product/products for a lesson. Look back at the "Things to consider" and "steps to take" from the website you just read. How does your product line up with those considerations? How can you improve your product/products?
The website listed above also gives this sample "Tic Tac Toe" board that gives options for various ways students can learn. (If you need to learn about tic tac toe boards, you can refer back to this link and read pages 14 and 15.
Here is the tic tac toe board provided:
1)Things to consider when differentiating product
2)Steps to differentiate product
3)Ways in which you can differentiate product
http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Product
After you go through the website, ask yourself:
1)What are some important things I should consider while designing products?
2)Look back at a final assignment you gave your class already. If not currently teaching, design a sample product/products for a lesson. Look back at the "Things to consider" and "steps to take" from the website you just read. How does your product line up with those considerations? How can you improve your product/products?
The website listed above also gives this sample "Tic Tac Toe" board that gives options for various ways students can learn. (If you need to learn about tic tac toe boards, you can refer back to this link and read pages 14 and 15.
Here is the tic tac toe board provided:
Think of 3-5 more examples on your own for each column!
After coming up with some on your own, look below for more product possibilities! The examples below include Kinesthetic as well.
After coming up with some on your own, look below for more product possibilities! The examples below include Kinesthetic as well.
VISUAL
Advertisement Collage Poster Flow chart Venn diagram Painting Map Video Story map Timeline |
AUDITORY
Audiotape News broadcast Speech Debate Lecture Group discussion Interview Round table discussion Book review Teach others |
WRITTEN
Book report Letter Poetry Research paper Story Checklist Journal Essay Newsletter Survey |
KINESTHETIC
A model Performance of a dance or skit Sculpture Mobile Diorama Dramatization Experiment Pantomime Role play Display |
For more product possibilities, refer back to this page. There are 200+ product possibilities in the file at the bottom of the page titled "Product ideas for the Wiki". You should also check out the file below that one that provides more helpful information about differentiating instruction.
When thinking about the idea of "product" in a differentiated classroom, we have to keep in mind:
When thinking about the idea of "product" in a differentiated classroom, we have to keep in mind:
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