https://padlet.com/Candies/c46drtgr301x EDCI 631- Differentiated Instruction Summer 2018 en-us 2018-06-17 21:14:00 UTC 2025-11-18 04:08:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Candies https://padlet.com/Candies/c46drtgr301x/wish/267525606 Classroom Environment

•   Arrange classroom to accommodate group work
•  Structure heterogeneous and cooperative groups for learning 
•   Use proximity with all students equitably
•   Use a variety of visual aids and props to support student learning
•   Model and have students use graphic organizers 
•   Seek multiple perspectives
•   Use wait time 
•  Create a welcoming classroom environment by shaking students' hands and addressing each by their names upon entering the classroom 

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•   Relay high expectations to students with use of agendas
•   Help students realize their talent and encourage them to work toward to their fullest potential
•   Ask higher-order questions equitably of all students
•   Explain and model positive self-talk
•   Provide students with the criteria and standards for successful task completion

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•  Draw on important strengths of all students and families
•   Invite parents into the classroom to present on appropriate topics and/or careers  
•   Invite families to our school’s open house, game nights, and math nights
•   Encourage students to talk about elements of their cultures
•   Encourage students to find ways to share their lives outside of school
•   Contemplate the home life of each student

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•   Be sure the curriculum reflects racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of my students
•   Find ways to engage all students in each lesson
•   Use culturally connected instruction approaches such as: storytelling, affirmations for success, imagery/visual thinking, call and response, and mnemonics
•   Make changes to accommodate culture
•   Work on gaining a better understanding of generalizations for each of the cultural groups in my classroom (generalized cultural ways of thinking, acting, and believing)

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• Allow students to share in decision making regarding their learning 
• Provide individual help to all students 
• Give students effective, specific oral and written feedback that prompts improved performance
• Use class building and team-building activities to promote peer support for academic achievement 
•  Allow students to work in pairs and/or groups to complete tasks

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•  Incorporated multiple ways of understanding, knowing, and representing information
•  Allow for creativity of all students which may be influenced by cultural background, primary language, country of origin, and/or home culture
•  Be sure classroom visuals are representative of all cultural groups represented in my classroom
•  Find ways to bridge the two languages (social and academic)
•  Capitalize on and focus on different modalities/intelligences

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•   Capitalize curriculum on my particular students’ backgrounds 
•   Identify students’ current knowledge before instruction
•   Consider how students’ frame of reference can interact with classroom norms
•   Integrate literature and resources from my students’ cultures into the lesson 
•   Learn the cultural background of each student and incorporate it into the lessons

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•   Be a guide for students
•   Use multiple approaches to consistently monitor students’ understanding of instruction, directions, procedures, processes, questions, and content
•   Use probing and clarifying techniques to assist students to answer
•   Use random response strategies 
•   Establish routine to provide important structure

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