A Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 1-What's behind the Idea of differentiated Classrooms?

• Teachers must take into account who we are teaching as well as what we are teaching to meet the needs of all our students.
• We, as future teachers, need to understand and get to know our students as individuals.
• Readiness-student's knowledge and understanding of a particular subject or concept.
• 4 student traits we must address in order to teach our students effectively

1. Readiness-students knowledge and understanding of a certain subject or concept

2. Interest-what creates passion and curiosity for the student

3. Learning Profile-how students learn best

4. Affect-how students feel about themselves, their work, and the classroom as a whole

• 4 classroom elements I can modify to help meet the needs of my students

1. Content-what teachers teach and how students gain knowledge

2. Process- how students make sense of information

3. Product-what students should know or be able to do at the end

4. Learning Environment-the operation, feel, and look of the classroom

Chapter 2-Student Needs as the Impetus for Differentiation

• Students need to feel love, accepted, and secure in a classroom.
• The students in my classroom will differ in many ways, it is up to me to find the proper way to meet the needs of all my students.
• Get to know our students as individuals and not as a whole class..

But, how?

**There is one of us and like 20-30 of them. How do we learn and understand our students quickly enough to start meeting their needs?

Hallmarks of a Differentiated Classroom

What I think are the most important...

1. Teacher's sights are high, just as students' sights are high.

*Set high expectations for yourself and don't take the easy way out.

2. Individual growth is emphasized as central to classroom success.

*Our goal is for our students to achieve their best. Supporting and helping students along the way helps students to do their best.

3. A strong link between assessment and instruction.

*If we assess student knowledge and understanding we can make plans and guarantee student progression.