Differentiation Strategies In The Classroom

Differentiation is the “instructional model where teachers tailor content, process/support, and product in response to their students ' levels of readiness and interest” (Whipp, Taggart, & Jackson, 2014). There are three different aspects of curriculum that involve differentiation mentioned in the quote above: content, process, and product. Each of these aspects benefits different students in their own unique way. From those aspects there are different strategies that are used to mix up the learning process so all students benefit. These strategies bring specific contributions that enable students to learn in a way most improves their concept of a subject matter. Some of the differentiation strategies I would use in my classroom would be stations, compacting, and choice. Differentiation will be of significant use in a classroom that may have a large amount of diversity, particularly when it comes to knowledge and learning. Using stations in the …show more content…
This strategy involves selections being provided for students to choose their method of learning. A poster board can be made with any number of selections on it and then presented to students to pick their method of choice. I would use this in my classroom to relate the topic matter more closely to what the students are working with. If the subject was math the choice card could have different manipulatives listed for them to choose such as blocks, plastic animals, flashcards, or marker boards and tally marks. The students would chose the method they preferred, and I would tell them what they were to do with their items. If I felt it necessary I could even assign students with the areas they have more issues in such as addition or subtraction and counting by ones or counting by fives. This differentiation method would benefit the students in the way that they choose their learning strategy, and I choose their learning