Vision for the future

Differentiation

In the Classroom

What does differentiation look like in an effective classroom?

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Use of grouping

  •  range of criteria: ability, social, readiness, interest, learning profiles, gender, culture.
  • flexibility: movement across groups, alternative seating
  • range of group size: pairs, small group, full class, cross-grouping within team or across levels.

 

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Flexible expectations

  • amount of teacher support
  • home situation impacting on homework
  • time needed to complete tasks (processing/physical)
  • first language
  • behaviour management strategies
  • culture
  • provision of group targets/extension work

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Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies

  • formative assessment used to  modify planning
  • direct instruction
  • open and closed questions on different levels
  • provision of scaffolding to move students on
  • buddy support
  • teacher and student modelling
  • Gardner’s multiple intelligences & Bloom’s taxonomy
  • Wonder Wall and Blue Sky Time
  • regular feed back & feed forward

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Provision of range of tasks & opportunities within tasks

  • tasks set/modified according to levels & abilities
  • co-operative tasks
  • visual, auditory & kinaesthetic tasks
  • choice of content, process & product.
  • learning centres

 

Variation of Timing

  • range of timings depending on the task
  • extra time for slower processors
  • extra time for in depth exploration of concepts
  •  opportunities for more able/faster processors to move on after sampling of tasks

 

Provision and use of range of resources

  • individual, small group and class
  • visual, auditory and kinaesthetic
  • relevant, modern and stimulating
  • opportunities for student choice
  •  accessible

 

 

Ability

Interest

Learning Styles

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg use of assessment to inform planning, provision of scaffolding, teacher/student modelling, direct instruction, buddy support

Use of a range of groupings eg size, ability, mixed ability

Flexible expectations eg amount of teacher support, time given, reinforcement/extension work

Provision of a range of tasks/opportunities within tasks eg modify/set range of activities                       

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg using student worlds as springboard for learning, open & closed questions, Wonder Wall, Sky Blue time, extra curricular activities 

Use of a range of groupings eg gender, culture, social, alternative seating, cross grouping

Provision of a range of tasks and opportunities within tasks eg building on student’s passions,  co-operative tasks, choice, learning centres

Provision and use of a range of resources eg individual, group & class, relevant, modern & stimulating, choice

 

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg provision of scaffolding, teacher/student modelling, Gardner’s multiple intelligences & Blooms Taxonomy

Use of a range of groupings eg size, culture, gender, cross groupings

Flexible expectations eg time given to complete tasks, culture, first language

Provision of a range of tasks, and opportunities within tasks eg visual, auditory & kinaesthetic tasks, student choice

Provision and use of a range of resources eg visual, auditory & kinaesthetic, student choice

 

Content

Process

Product

Provision of a range of tasks/ opportunities within tasks eg  wonder wall, blue sky time, ignition, highlighting text,   skip content, choice

Use of a range of groupings eg ability,readiness, interest, gender, culture

Flexible expectations eg first language, reinforcement & extension activities, behaviour management strategies

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg direct instruction, open & closed questions on different levels, teacher/student modelling, Wonder Wall and Sky Blue Time

Provision of a range of tasks & opportunities within tasks eg tasks set/modified according to choice of content, learning centres

Provision & use of range of resources eg relevant, modern & stimulating

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg use of formative assessment to modify planning, regular feed back and feed forward, Gardner’s multiple intellegencies, open and closed questions on different levels, teacher & student modelling

Use of a range of groupings according to readiness, interests & learning styles

Provision and use of a range of resources eg kinaesthetic, visual & auditory, learning centres

 

Provision of  a range of tasks & opportunities within tasks for choice  eg: chart, oral report, flow diagram, poster, diorama

Flexible expectations eg the quality of product depending on the child's readiness, interest and learning, varied homework

Use of a range of groupings eg ability, social, readiness, interest, learning styles, gender, culture

Provision & modification of a range of teaching strategies eg regular feed back and feed forward

Variation of Timing eg range of timings depending on the task, opportunities for more able/faster processors to move on

Provision of a range of resources eg individual, small group & class, opportunities fro student choice, accessible