Differentiated instruction

students’ backgrounds and be open-minded about it. According to Equity pedagogy: An Essential Component of Multicultural Education, Banks C and Banks J (1995). said “Teachers who are skilled in equity pedagogy are able to use diversity to enrich instruction instead of fearing or ignoring it” (p. 157). This indicates that a skilled teacher would use equity pedagogy in their teaching and it would help if the teacher learn about their students backgrounds, ethnicity, and race. The Banks (1995).…

and evaluation of a teacher professional development program aligned with the competence framework for inclusive teachers (Baldiris, Fabregat, Sampson, & Zervas, 2016). Also, how teachers are working in inclusion classrooms using different differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all the students. Then, the effects of introducing Universal Design for Learning and guidelines in a program for teachers that are in pre-service and practicing developing mixed methods of…

Differentiated instruction is the process of “ensuring that what a student learns, how he/she learns it, and how the student demonstrates what he/she has learned is a match for that student’s readiness level, interests, and preferred mode of learning” (Tomlinson,…

method was again used in closing the lesson, removing the visual aid and stimulating critical thinking by asking the child to think for themselves and share multiple answers with the class. During the body of the lesson the process has again been differentiated by implementing the use of an interactive whiteboard to engage the whole class in learning. Research conducted by Kearney and Schuck (2008) found that the interactive whiteboard really engaged students with learning difficulties by…

This unit is designed to suit the learning needs of a fifth-grade integrated classroom. The theme I chose for this unit is "Volcano" and I chose this theme because, in science, the students are currently studying natural disasters with a focus on volcanoes. In English Language Arts, the students are currently working on comparing and contrasting, and as a result, this theme was designed to provide opportunities for students to build on that skill. The theme allows for students to use a plethora…

their highest capability. When catering for the mixed abilities in our lessons, it was vital to consider differentiated instruction. This involves recognising students’ ‘varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning and interests, and to react responsively’ (Hall, Strangman, & Meyer, 2003, p. 2). Ontario Public Service (2013), mentions that differentiated instruction involves using a…

Differentiated learning connects with all students and provides a number of opportunities to understanding the material. Without individualized instruction, many students become lost in the material presented because it is not tailored to the individualized need of the student (Gaytan, 2010). Lack of individualized education…

Afternoon games or sports are run much like the morning. Instructions and rules are done through sheltered instructional, as well as differentiated instructions. Students during this time get introduced to a lot of basic interpersonal communication skills. They students must interact with each other on a personal level come develop a strategy. Every came was…

and understanding research can help educators with professional goals. Additionally, there will be a discussion of the presence and importance of multicultural education in the multicultural classroom, diverse learner characteristics and differentiated instruction, as well as ways in which these themes may help educators become more fluid in meeting the needs of a diverse learner population. Included are ways in which teachers as well as students are able to progress through learner based…

1. How does Differentiation of instruction meet the needs of your students and help them reach their potential? Differentiation of instruction is when the teacher meets the students where they are and accepts them with their diverse strengths and weaknesses. It is important for the teacher to get to know each of his or her students because every student is different and they will need various things in order to succeed in his or her educational career. Differentiation is typically…