Differentiated teaching and learning

What does differentiated teaching and learning rely on?

• smaller classes

• deep understanding of the Australian Curriculum

• additional support

• formative assessment

Diverse learning needs are identified through

• summative assessments

• PM Benchmarks

• school data profile & assessment and reporting data

• OneSchool report cards

The third level of planning is

• Unit plans

• Year and/or band level plans

• whole curriculum plan

• Marking Guides

At which level does differentiation occur?

• Whole school planning level

• Unit plan level

• Year and/or band plan level

• At each level

Differentiation becomes increasingly personalised and moves from:

• Explicit to intensive to focused

• Explicit to focused to intensive

• Focused to intensive to explicit

• Intensive to explicit to focused

Effective monitoring tools include

• Marking Guides

• P-10 Literacy Continuum

• Homework

• NAPLAN

Effective pedagogical practices for focused teaching include:

• withdrawing student

• adjusting the intent of the unit to suit student needs

• varying the pace and adjusting literacy demands

• teaching content from a different year level

Intensive teaching for a small number of students may include:

• Detention

• Tutoring

• Extra homework

• Assistive technology