Diane Messer

dmesser@dciu.org

DCIU, Professional Development

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DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

AN OVERVIEW

INDUCTION TRAINING

Define Differentiated Instruction

Apply basic principles of Universal Design for Learning

Acquire a set of strategies that support varied student learning across the curriculum

Address common areas of concern related to differentiated instruction.

Learner Outcomes

Poor23%

ELLs10%

ADHD8%

LD5%

S/L3%

ED1%

Autism Spec1%

Unknown49%

Who's in Your Class?

1 in 4 American children

Source: Child Defense Fund, 2012

1 in every 58 children

National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. Child Maltreatment 2007. Accessed January 2010. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm07/index.htm

3.2 million American children

MELISSA M. STILES, M.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin

Am Fam Physician. 2002 Dec 1;66(11):2052-2067.

“If we teach so that students learn, we do

whatever it takes

to make this happen.”

- Rick Wormeli, 2007

Universal Design

An example from

architecture and manufacturing.

VisualsOutlinePraiseModel

Universal Design for Learning

All students benefit from good teaching practices.

Content

ContentProcess

ContentProcess

Environment

ContentProcess

EnvironmentProduct

Teacher Clarity

THE CORE

THE CORE

What is the essential learning destination?

“Let the main ideas which are introduced into a child’s education be few and important, and let them be thrown into every combination possible.”

-Whitehead, 1929