An Introduction of the Topic One topic that is at the forefront of many educators’ discussion is differentiation. It is one of the ten standards by which educators are evaluated. Although it is only one of the ten measures, it is often the one standard that carries the most importance. The “buzz-word” among educators is differentiation. What is differentiation? That is a contemporary term for teaching students today. Traditionally, students were put into assigned seats and rows and expected to learn from a teacher-centered classroom in which the teacher would lecture or teach to the whole class with each student expected to take notes, solve algebraic or geometric problems, write essays, or understand and apply scientific formulas. Traditionally,
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It is paramount for an educator to have knowledge of the home-life, and culture from each student is raised. Students may be from the same town or community; however, their socio-economic and family dynamics can be vastly different. Just because a student is from the same geographical area doesn’t mean he or she has the same background. This is important to recognize because some households may not consider education important, whereas some do. Families in the same socio-economic condition may have different definitions and means for success. Some may consider working hard and making a living using one’s hands to provide for the family is the answer, whereas some may consider the traditional graduating from high school and college is the recipe for success. Consequently, a successful educator recognizes each individual’s definition of success, and then can creatively craft a curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments that accurately measure each individuals …show more content…
It is a way to dose the achievement gap by clarifying for teachers what must be taught to each student the danger is that teachers stop there. If teachers and students are judged on how well children perform on the standardized test, many fear teachers will stop there.
Consequently, educators need to not only develop a curriculum that meets the needs for all styles of learning, but also recognize and address the students who may not share in the same passion in which the subject is being taught.
Educators have faced a difficult challenge in teaching students to be prepared for the “real life,” and the definition of what is real, and how to properly prepare students to be productive citizens in life has changed. Levy (2008) says:
Every teacher who has entered a classroom has differentiated Instruction in one-way or another. Teachers differentiate when they give a student more time to finish an assignment, allow children choice in what they read, give different types of assessments, and myriad other ways. Although these are all good strategies, as educators, we can make our classrooms more responsive to student needs by being more systematic in our approach to
It is paramount for an educator to have knowledge of the home-life, and culture from each student is raised. Students may be from the same town or community; however, their socio-economic and family dynamics can be vastly different. Just because a student is from the same geographical area doesn’t mean he or she has the same background. This is important to recognize because some households may not consider education important, whereas some do. Families in the same socio-economic condition may have different definitions and means for success. Some may consider working hard and making a living using one’s hands to provide for the family is the answer, whereas some may consider the traditional graduating from high school and college is the recipe for success. Consequently, a successful educator recognizes each individual’s definition of success, and then can creatively craft a curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments that accurately measure each individuals …show more content…
It is a way to dose the achievement gap by clarifying for teachers what must be taught to each student the danger is that teachers stop there. If teachers and students are judged on how well children perform on the standardized test, many fear teachers will stop there.
Consequently, educators need to not only develop a curriculum that meets the needs for all styles of learning, but also recognize and address the students who may not share in the same passion in which the subject is being taught.
Educators have faced a difficult challenge in teaching students to be prepared for the “real life,” and the definition of what is real, and how to properly prepare students to be productive citizens in life has changed. Levy (2008) says:
Every teacher who has entered a classroom has differentiated Instruction in one-way or another. Teachers differentiate when they give a student more time to finish an assignment, allow children choice in what they read, give different types of assessments, and myriad other ways. Although these are all good strategies, as educators, we can make our classrooms more responsive to student needs by being more systematic in our approach to