ABILITY OF CHOICE; most important with differentiated instruction

what students learn or how they access information

PROCESS 🤍

activities students engage in to understand or master the content

PRODUCT🤍

collecting tasks that allow students to apply and extend what they have learned

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT🤍

The classroom operates, creating a sense of community.

designated computers + devices available for student usage.

Inclusive Lessons 💚

incorporating assistive technology into regular lessons to familiarize other students with the technology.

Universal Use 💚

use assistive technology methods, such as larger font, calculator and etc, for the whole class. finding ways AT can benefit all students.

🦋writing tools such as pencil gripers, spelling/grammar check to assist students with writing challenges.

🦋communication boards, speech synthesis tools to support non-verbal students.

🦋 electronic books, talking software to help students who struggle with reading comprehension

🦋 enlarged worksheets, highlighters, calculators, closed captioning, large print books.

🌺 identify learning preferences + plan lessons that appeal to a diverse preference w/ varied instructional approaches.

expand + sustain differentiation

🌺 adapt lessons based on student engagement

🌺 challenge students to adapt with different ways of learning styles; to develop a class culture of differentiated instruction

flexible grouping

🌺 allowing students to work in short term groups, inclusion of different + similar strengthens.

tiered instruction

🌺 all students work on the same skills, but complex nature of tasks differs to ensure all students are challenged at appropriate levels.

🐛 usage of materials at varied reading levels

🐛 providing information through auditory AND visual methods

process

🐛 offering tiered activities / varied complexity

🐛 usage of centers to allow students to explore topics of interests

🐛 giving kinesthetic learners the opportunity to complete an interactive assignment

product

🐛use rubrics that reflect varied skill levels

• auditory learners give an oral report while visual learners give a graphic organizer

🐛provide options for how students demonstrate learning.

🐝 fosters inclusion by allowing students with disabilities to learn alongside thier peers.

🐝 helps students understand material in ways that suits their abilities + decreases obstacles that might prevent them from reaching academic goals

Applicable to all Students

🐝 may benefit other students 'at-risk', for students who might need cognitive task assistance, but don't officially qualify for FORMAL services.

• encourages creative writing across subjects, students write from different perspectives

• gives students choice, appealing to their interests and learning profiles

🪷 Think-Tac-Toe

• gives students alternative ways to explore key ideas.

• game-like design to help motivate children to think about a topic from different angles.

🪷Assistive Technology in the Classroom Ppt created and presented by Center for Technology and Disability CTDInstitute.com

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