https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc Tomlinson. C.A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in academically diverse classrooms (3rd.ed.). Alexandria. VA: ASCD en-us 2018-04-25 20:20:46 UTC 2018-04-25 23:36:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255438944  This is a great downloadable PDF  provided by the Association for Super visional and Curriculum Development. ASCD discusses the many aspects that go into a student's readiness. More importantly, a student's readiness is not fixed which means the student may struggle on one subject, but excel or know a lot about a certain topic . As a teacher, it is important to always observe and note your students' readiness. More importantly, when there are different level of readiness in the classroom, a teacher can implement small group instruction or tier tasks to reach all levels of learners. Click the link to download and refer back to when you are differentiating process in your classroom! (Great to keep handy)
 
Differentiation for readiness [PDF]. (2011). Association for Supervisional and Curricular Development.]]> 2018-04-25 20:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255438944 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255441839  The EL Education website has a lot of information to offer, just to mention one of the resources on readiness. The resource talks about understanding how to establish the same goals for every student, but achieving these goals in different ways. EL Education recommends adjusting difficulty, add/remove scaffolding, and locating your students' Zone of Proximal Development. This resource provides text, videos, and diagrams to help explain how to differentiate using readiness. Click the link below and find more out! 

EL Education. (n.d.). Helping all learners: Readiness. Retrieved April 25, 2018, from https://eleducation.org/resources/helping-all-learners-readiness]]> 2018-04-25 21:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255441839 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255442051  New South Wales Department of Education and Communities created this article that is a downloadable PDF to refer to when differentiating process. This article talks about all three different ways to differentiate content. The focus of this column is on readiness which South New Whales Department of Education explains that it readiness does NOT mean the same thing as a students academic ability. Therefore, it is vital to specifically look what exactly the child knows, understands, and what his/her skills are. Moreover, the department claims how important it is to give students choice and to create tasks that are different levels of difficulty. I encourage you to download the PDF to learn more!

Differentiating according to readiness, interests, learning profiles [PDF]. (2015). New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities.]]> 2018-04-25 21:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255442051 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255442263  I highly recommend getting this book about differentiation in the classroom. I am a student at Saint Louis University and one of my professors recommended it for her course. The text thoroughly explains differentiation and how to implement differentiation in process, content, classroom organization, lessons, and grades. This book explicitly shows how to include EVERYONE in academics. 

 Chapter 13 explicitly discusses how to differentiate process by using readiness, interest, and learning profile. Tomlinson provides examples on page 136 in figure 13.1 on differentiating content. When it comes to readiness Tomlinson promotes, "Think Dots", "Think-Pair-Share", and "Learning Contracts"(Tomlinson, p. 136) . These are just a few examples she provides, and I hope you go purchase this text to learn about more differentiation strategies! 

Tomlinson. C.A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in academically diverse classrooms (3rd.ed.). Alexandria. VA: ASCD


]]> 2018-04-25 21:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255442263 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255449142  The EL Education website is a useful tool as a teacher to help your students reach their highest potential. This article discusses how differentiation in correlation with interests provides effective learning. When students are given choice on what to study it will allow them to develop a passion about what they are doing. Teachers need to follow standards, but that doesn't mean they can't implement students' interests. Learn more below!





EL Education. (n.d.). Helping all learners: Interest. Retrieved April 25, 2018, from https://eleducation.org/resources/helping-all-learners-interest]]> 2018-04-25 21:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255449142 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255450572 This article was found on Edutopia by John McCarthy. McCarthy talks about the importance of students' interests and how to implement choice in the classroom. First off, by implementing choice students are more engaged in their learning and portrays that the teacher cares about individual interests. McCarthy talks about how establishing a disengaged student's interest in a learning activity will allow the student to make connections and increase participation. Click the link to see what McCarthy thinks!


McCarthy, J. (2014, August 25). Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice. Retrieved April 25, 2018, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-learner-interest-matters-john-mccarthy]]> 2018-04-25 21:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255450572 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255451517  I referred to this book in the "differentiate based on readiness" column, but it also applies to all the columns. I recommend getting this book because it has so much to offer! Moreover, Tomlinson discusses how to differentiate content in Chapter 13 on page 135. Tomlinson expresses how you can use a student's interests to link to a goal. Tomlinson discusses how there are many different processes to promote student choice and interest in the classroom. Tomlinson explains how you can implement, "genius hour", independent studies, and RAFT assignments. Overall, Tomlinson has numerous ways to differentiate process in her book, so check it out! 


Tomlinson. C.A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in academically diverse classrooms (3rd.ed.). Alexandria. VA: ASCD

]]> 2018-04-25 22:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255451517 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255453019  Carol Tomlinson's work is cited in many differentiation articles and resources. This book is great to have on hand as a teacher to guide, motivate, and inform you on how to establish an inclusive classroom. More importantly, differentiating process in the classroom is a great way to match students' learning needs and goals. Tomlinson portrays how you can differentiate process based on learning profiles of the students. This means that the teacher encourages the student to learn in a way that the student prefers. For example, Tomlinson listed that teachers can implement role playing, models, and manipulatives to accommodate diverse learners. Follow the link to purchase the book!

Tomlinson. C.A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in academically diverse classrooms (3rd.ed.). Alexandria. VA: ASCD]]> 2018-04-25 22:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255453019 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255458602  EL Education uses Carol Tomlinson's findings to support their approach of differentiating uses learning profiles. EL Education reports that four categories go into learning profiles: gender, culture, intelligence preference, and learning style (Carol Tomlinson, 2017). Moreover, EL Education points out how learning profiles are dynamics and should illustrate a student. Therefore, learning profiles can be used to differentiate learning methods, topics, and demonstrations. EL Education has a link to help teachers incorporate and establish learning profiles and goals, go check it out!

EL Education. (n.d.). Helping all learners: learning profile. Retrieved April 25, 2018, from https://eleducation.org/resources/helping-all-learners-learning-profile

]]> 2018-04-25 23:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255458602 arendtbrooke https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255459824  ASCD provides a downloadable PDF for you to use at your convenience to help differentiate based on learning profiles. Learning profiles reveal how a student prefers to learn content, process, and product. Moreover, ASCD points out that when students are allowed to work in ways that are comfortable for them, then they are able to get more out of learning. When differentiating process using learning profiles, students are able to work in different ways at the same time. Also, ASCD provides a diagram and scenario which are very helpful. Download to learn more! 

Differentiation for learning profile [PDF]. (2011). Association for Supervisional and Curricular Development.]]> 2018-04-25 23:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/arendtbrooke/md1ohy5v09lc/wish/255459824