Differentiated Instruction

Julie wants to use differentiated instruction in her classroom in order to meet the needs of all of her students. Which of the following is not a component of differentiated instruction?

• Content

• Process

• Separate lesson plans for each student

• Product

Before learning about differentiated instruction, a group of students was asked to guess the meaning of the term. The teacher received these four responses.

Analyze these responses and indicate which one best aligns with the concept of differentiated instruction.

• Differentiating instruction means you assign more work at the same level to high-achieving students.

• Differentiating instruction means focusing on students who are not understanding and neglecting those who have high abilities

• Differentiating instruction means you develop a different lesson for each student to allow them to demonstrate what they have learned.

• Differentiating instruction means you provide students with different options for demonstrating what they have learned.

The material that students are supposed to learn is referred to as _____.

• Content

• Process

• Procedure

• Product

An example of differentiated instruction is...

• 25 different math lessons for 25 students

• Struggling learners watch while others do

• adapt your lesson to multiple learning styles

• adapt your lesson towards the average learners in your class

Differentiated instruction is for....

• Teachers who have extra time to plan

• Only advanced learners

• Only students with learning disabilities

• Everyone in the classroom

Differentiated instruction is NOT....

• Meeting the needs of disabled students only

• Using different content

• Teaching using different strategies

• Assessing using different strategies

Which subject cannot be differentiated?

• Maths

• English

• Science

• Art

• no correct answer

Which subjects can be differentiated?

• Arts

• Physical Education

• English

• All the subjects

When differentiating your lessons a teacher should...

• Know his/her students’ learning styles

• Use same lesson plans year after year

• Use a wide range of materials

• Both A and C

Ways to differentiate a book report are:

• Students with disabilities should only write a report

• Let students make a song/rap to explain the book

• Let students present the book in through a play

• Answers B and C