Differentiated+Instruction+(with+Technology)

What is Differentiated Instruction?

It is simply devoting your classroom instruction and objectives to meet the needs of ALL your students. Sometimes there will be students who don’t meet the educational expectations and need some extra help; differentiated instruction is meeting their needs while still maintaining the needs of the rest of the class. “By differentiating instruction, we mean the planning and delivery of classroom instruction that considers the varied levels of readiness, learning needs, and interests of each student (Zorfass, page 4).”

What does Technology have to do with Differentiated Instruction??

The Center for Implementing Technology in Education has a few ideas on how to move forward with Technology in the classroom. Many teachers are not using technology effectively. Some ways to use technology are explained through the dimensions below: ** Teacher-dependent Ways to Differentiate ** ** Student-dependent Ways to Differentiate ** Why Technology is beneficial for Differentiated Instruction…
 * ** By Content ** || Different levels of reading or resource materials, reading buddies, small group instruction, curriculum compacting, multi-level computer programs and Web Quests, tape- recorded materials, etc. ||
 * ** By Process ** || Activity choice boards, tiered activities, multi-level learning center tasks, similar readiness groups, choice in group work, varied journal prompts, mixed readiness groups with targeted roles for students, etc. ||
 * ** By Products ** || Tiered products, students choose mode of presentation to demonstrate learning, independent study, varied rubrics, mentorships, interest-based investigations ||
 * ** By Interests ** || Options in content, topic, or theme, options in the tools needed for production, options in methods for engagement ||
 * ** By Profile ** || Consideration of gender, culture, learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses ||
 * ** By Readiness ** || Identification of background knowledge/gaps in learning, options in amount of direct instruction, options in amount of practice, options in pace of instruction, options in complexity activities, options in level of analysis/exploration of a topic ||

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK773OY3puc @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRP_qM9B_Wk

Other Resources:

@http://www.cited.org/library/site/media/Differentiated%20Instruction%20Using%20Technology%20UPDATE12%205%2007.pdf http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/district/instech/diff/index.html @http://www.lmsd.org/staff/techmentor/podcast/DI_Tech_Handout.pdf