Differentiated instruction

As a leader in the field of differentiated instruction, Carol Tomlinson (1999) noted: "For all its promise . . . effective differentiation is complex to use and thus difficult to promote in schools. Moving toward differentiation is a long-term change process" (p. 6). Several years into this change, everyone has heard of differentiated instruction. As the current “best practice” in education, differentiated instruction is the partner of the “individualized approach,” that many schools mention in…

founder of differentiated instruction. Differentiated instruction is not a new concept, it has been done by teachers for decades but not by all teachers, most were teaching to the middle, the average student, Tomlinson taught teachers how to teach to all the students, not just the majority. Since then, several educators have taken the reins and written their own books about differentiated instruction. Every book has its own tricks and tips to for teachers on how to differentiate instruction. One…

Differentiated instruction is a student-centered instructional framework educators can use to engage all learners while meeting the individual learning needs of all the students in their classroom. This strategy is designed to meet the individual learning needs of all students in a classroom. This framework includes the implementation of several evidence-based instructional strategies that meet the students’ learning needs in order to provide a high-quality curriculum with clearly defined…

one teacher and many children who all need various levels of help and teaching/learning strategies? This paper will discuss two leading ways studies have found to help reach all students academically, the Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction, while also touching briefly on modifications versus accommodations. The first framework, the Universal…

Discuss the relationship between ongoing assessment and differentiated instruction. • Student knowledge and understanding must be continually monitored through ongoing assessment in order for a teacher to differentiate their lessons properly. Ongoing (or formative) assessment occurs during the learning process to make sure students are retaining the information properly. If these ongoing assessments show that student understanding and performance is not up to par, then differentiation is…

Literature Review Sheltered Instruction (SI) Overview/Background Sheltered Instruction, or SI, was first developed as SIOP, or the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol by Jana Echevarria, Deborah Short, and Mary Ellen Vogt and has been researched, analyzed, and changed to meet the needs of ELL students since 1995. It was an instrument used by researchers to determine how well teachers were implementing the features of sheltered instruction, SI, into their lessons. This became the known as…

Stock Characters Stock characters are people who are stereotypical and are easily recognized by the audiences due to their many recurrences in particular traditional literary. They are not individuals but types based on social prejudices and clichés. They are mostly comfortable aims for parody. In the anonymous Everyman play, the stock characters are kindred, cousins, Fellowship, discretion, and beauty. These characters are portrayed as giving moralistic advice to the main protagonist. They are…

creatively detailed. There was a total of three teachers and five students. Within this classroom did observe both small and large group instruction. The large group instruction was given…

participate in a more inclusive classroom. Indeed, I found the current educational setting was not appropriate for Mike to fulfill his full educational potential. For example, I found Mike to be attentive to teacher instruction, but he did not appear to be a challenged by the instruction. In my observations of Mike during small group and independent time, Mike behaved appropriately and was attentive to his surroundings. Compared to Mike, I found other students to lack both physical and common…

Weak Curriculum vs. Inadequate Instruction Education is of no value to students if a weak curriculum and an adequate instruction is the foundation of a school. In order to achieve a school of higher-level learning students, it is imperative that an adequate curriculum is designed in which students are being challenged with academic rigor and receiving effective feedback from the teachers. The evolution of education has made teachers change the manner in which they instruct students, and…