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Video of a 1st Grade Differentiated Classroom

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Video of a 1st Grade Differentiated Classroom

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Station Rotation: Differentiating Instruction to Reach All Students

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Meeting the Needs of Cultural & Exceptional Learners

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Meeting the Needs of Cultural & Exceptional Learners

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A teacher who differentiates for all learners helps students develop positive attitudes. Activities can be chosen that allow students to showcase their knowledge, values, and culture. Assessments that are flexible and allow for different ways to show what students have learned, followed by discussions of growth can be beneficial. Allowing students to feel as if they have a voice in their classroom community is important in reaching different learners.
Some ideas include:

Allow students to share ideas for projects

Connect curriculum to the real world

Conference with students to discuss strengths/weaknesses

Provide multiple modes of answering a question

Conduct interviews to determine student interests

Use games/other technology to foster skill practice

Utilize peer teaching

Provide audiobooks

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Determine through pre-assessment and ongoing formative assessment

Use flexible grouping

Whole class, small group, independent

Consider teacher choice vs. student choice

Determine curricular goals for smaller groups

"Teach up" by providing high expectations and high support

Allow for practice

Provide choice

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PRE-ASSESSMENT

Formally

surveys

pre-test

writing prompt/ journal

Informally

surveys

conversation

Yes/No cards

Fist to Five

KWL

FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT

Formally

Portfolios

Quizzes

Exit Slips

Informally

Exit Slips

Thumb up/down/sideways

Think alouds

Emoji emotion cards

Fist to Five

KWL

SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT

Formally

Post-test

Conferences

Reflections

Informally

Conversations

KWL

Jigsaw

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Utilize learning styles Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Kinesthetic,
Tactile/Kinesthetic

engage all learners

allow for problem-solving

Consider:

Noise level

Room arrangement

Student motivation and stamina

Student preference of
independent vs. collaborative learning

How learning is affected at a
specific time of day

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Use team and class building activities

Build a safe, nurturing
environment

Create stimulating lessons

Encourage risk taking

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content

assessment

tasks

instruction