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1.  Differentiated instruction is meeting students where they are.  You have to utilize your knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses and tailor instruction to those.
2.  I appreciate my current approach because I am able to provide my students with mini lessons on grade level content then meet with them one on one and/or in small group to better target my instruction.  I am also able to provide students with choice in how they want to learn when they are not working directly with me or my co-teacher.
3. Time always tends to be a limitation for me.
4. I would like to find additional strategies to utilize in my classroom to benefit all learners. I feel that strategies used for ENL instruction is overall great instruction for all students.

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1)  Differentiated instruction, to me, is providing students with different tools, options, or pathways to meet the same learning target.
2)  In my current approach, I try to incorporate many different instructional strategies so that if one way of learning doesn't work for a student, there is another way for them to get the content or show what they know.
3) I think some limitations are that it is time consuming, hard to keep track of, often takes extra planning, and can end with kids feeling (and commenting) that they did more/less work rather than viewing it as they did what they needed to do in order to learn.
4) I am hoping to find more/new strategies to better support language needs of my students and ways to feel like it's not giving more work to certain kids.

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1.  Differentiated instruction keeps the learning goal in mind while tailoring the instructional methods to suit the individual needs of the learners.  It is impossible to differentiate on day one as it takes time to learn your class and students.  Once you know this, you can then begin making those adjustments toward differentiation.
2.  My current approach, particularly for ELA, involves direct instruction, videos, music, and creating an interactive reading notebook.  I feel I can reach a wide range of learning styles through this multi-modality approach.
3.  I'm worried because with the ELA pilot, I am hoping there is room for differentiation in the new curriculum.  I am not piloting this year.
4. I hope to learn ways to take a standardized curriculum (like Math Expressions or Wit & Wisdom) and tailor it to the individual needs of my learners.

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1. Differentiation instruction to me is modifying the content or material so that all students can access the information based on his/her needs and strengths.
2. What I like about my current approach is that I am able to vary my instruction to meet the diverse needs of my 12:1:1 population. I like that I am constantly changing what I do in my room so that my student's needs are being met and they are growing as learners.
3. My biggest limitation is time. Since I teach every content area and all my students have very specific learning profiles, it can be challenging.
4. I am hoping I learn new strategies that I can use in my classroom to help my ELL students.

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1) My definition of Differentiated instruction has, in the past, been that differentiation meant different versions of the same lesson depending on the abilities of students. It always seemed like a lot of work. I'm starting to see that it's different from that, but it does still seem to be juggling a lot of balls in the air in terms of trying to remember what I'm expecting from whom and when.
2) My current approach is to aim a lot of my expectations somewhere slightly below the middle level of my class average abilities.  It helps to buffer some of the more defined projects in class and keeps heads above water as I see more and more "it's the last semester of Senior year, and they need this to graduate" students on my roster.
3) Overall, I feel we end up dragging a bit on our progress this way, like we could get farther into material. It's kind of unsatisfying.
4) I am hoping to learn better to serve my ENL population which, given the instability in our world, looks likely to continue growing.

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1. Differentiated instruction is working to meet the needs of all learners in your classroom.
2. As a science teacher I vary my instruction which I think helps to meet the student's needs.  For some kids it helps to write things down, others prefer hands on lab activities, some enjoy videoclips, some kids like to read articles, and others like to talk about what they're learning or work with partners.  All students learn differently so a variety of approaches helps meet the needs of each learner.
3. Large class sizes, lack of student engagement, emotional/behavioral struggles vs. academic challenges
4. I am hoping to learn new strategies that can be implemented in the classroom quickly with minimal preparation, like a menu of options that I could choose from quickly depending on the day's lesson, how much time is available, and the needs of the students in that particular class

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1.  Differentiated instruction meets the individual learning needs of all students and is based on an understand of the strengths and needs of those students.
2 & 3.  Currently, my class size is fairly small so I am able to differentiate but I am not sure I am being as thoughtful as I could about the outcome or helping my own students to understand their strengths.  Everyone wants to draw a picture to show their learning but that takes a lot of thought and most of the students in my class can't show their learning well with pictures.  I need to help them have more ownership over their strengths and how they can be best used for learning.
4. I am hoping to have a better understanding as to how to best help my ELL students in the classroom to learn curriculum and the English language, and how to learn the curriculum when the English language is developing.

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1. Differentiated instruction is instruction that meets the individual needs of students. In order to differentiate instruction you have to know your students well.
2. In my current approach I take a lot of time to form relationships with students and get to know them. I like to provide instructions in written, oral, and sometimes visual form for different students. I teach lessons on fair vs. equal and risk taking in the beginning of the year so my students are comfortable with what differentiation looks like and feels like.
3. Limitations are still being able to meet each student with so many students.
4. I am hoping to learn better ways to meet my outliers and ways that differentiate and feel inclusive.

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1.  Differentiated instruction is when you get to know your student's strengths/weaknesses and tailor the instruction to meet their needs.  Having a strong connection with kids is the first step.
2.Currently, I have been working harder at teaching math vocabulary and not just assuming the kids know all the math terms already.  I also like to do a lot of hands on work so kids know the why behind the math as well.  Nearpod has helped too in that it gets more kids to write about math and all participate.
3. Limitations are time and large class sizes
4.How many more strategies can I acquire and have in my "back pocket"

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1. Differentiated instruction means to tailor your instruction to meet the individual needs/strengths of your students.
2. I like being able to use different visuals.
3. Time
4. Easy ways/strategies to do this.
-Chris Geng