What Can We Differentiate?
There are four things that we can differentiate in the classroom. You will soon have the opportunity to delve deeper into each one.
To start off, these are the four things that we are able to differentiate:
-Content
-Process
-Product
-Learning Environment
Teachers differentiate these aspects based on:
-Student readiness
-Student interest
-Learning profile
Before we look into each one, we need to understand that it takes a very long time for a teacher to become very good at differentiating their instruction. Don't get overwhelmed by all the ways one can differentiate instruction and feel that it is all or nothing. In fact, as you are exploring what you can differentiate, think of one thing that you can start implementing in your classroom. Later on, you can come back and implement another method of differentiation. You will slowly become more of an expert on how to differentiate your classroom over time.
You can read pages 4 and 5 of this packet, "On target, Strategies that Differentiate Instruction" to get a short overview on differentiating content, process, and product before you read further.
I highly recommend watching this YouTube with Carol Tomlinson. She speaks about getting started with differentiated instruction. After watching, write down something she said that resonates with you. When you are finished, click on each of the categories of "What We Can Differentiate" below the video and explore each one!
To start off, these are the four things that we are able to differentiate:
-Content
-Process
-Product
-Learning Environment
Teachers differentiate these aspects based on:
-Student readiness
-Student interest
-Learning profile
Before we look into each one, we need to understand that it takes a very long time for a teacher to become very good at differentiating their instruction. Don't get overwhelmed by all the ways one can differentiate instruction and feel that it is all or nothing. In fact, as you are exploring what you can differentiate, think of one thing that you can start implementing in your classroom. Later on, you can come back and implement another method of differentiation. You will slowly become more of an expert on how to differentiate your classroom over time.
You can read pages 4 and 5 of this packet, "On target, Strategies that Differentiate Instruction" to get a short overview on differentiating content, process, and product before you read further.
I highly recommend watching this YouTube with Carol Tomlinson. She speaks about getting started with differentiated instruction. After watching, write down something she said that resonates with you. When you are finished, click on each of the categories of "What We Can Differentiate" below the video and explore each one!