Learning Community Engagement: Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated instruction is an enhancing way to teach and recognize each learner's needs. Each student has engaged in different life experiences; therefore, getting to know each person's challenges and progress is fundamental to supporting learning in many ways. Differentiate instruction does not work only for Special Education teachers, it is also the job of main room teachers. Learners from all backgrounds can benefit from getting specialized instruction made just for them. Implementing tools to support students' needs can also decrease the number of outside-of-the-classroom interventions.
"Differentiated instruction is best conceptualized as a teacher's response to the diverse learning needs of students." (Freer, 2018)
Key Elements of Differentiated Instruction
- Content: "knowledge, understanding, and skills"
- Process: "How students make sense of the content"
- Product: Ways to demonstrate understanding
- Affect/Learning Environment: "Emotions and feelings"
Reaching All Learners
The Backwards Design is a key element in planning the lessons based on students' needs and goals. "Differentiated Instruction offers a framework for addressing learner variance as a critical component of instructional planning." (Tomlinson, McTighe, & Tomlinson, Car, 2006). Educators get to identify the desired results to create the lesson mindfully. By using this design model, the lessons also include mid-term assessments and final assessments as a part of the cumulative assessment to build more skills. This planning also includes interventions, experiences, and instruction to support all students simultaneously.
Resources
References
Tomlinson, McTighe, McTighe, Jay, NetLibrary, Inc, & Tomlinson, Carol Ann. (2006). Integrating differentiated instruction & understanding by design : Connecting content and kids (Gale virtual reference library). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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