Aha…..
Oh Yeah…….
Yeah But…….
In the textbook
the author talks about how Ms. Johnson needs to balance her student’s different
learning styles and abilities, with the curriculum. I understand that, both
things are very important. But how can a teacher possibly teach to each child individually
and still fit everything in that the curriculum demands? Just the thought of
trying stresses me out.
Aha…..
I really
liked the part in the text book that talks about how in a differentiated
classroom the teacher sets her own sights high, just like she asks her students
to set their sights high. A teacher that differentiates instruction is
constantly striving to improve and do better, for each individual student. I
think as a teacher it would be easy to think “I have so many kids that struggle
but I am doing the very best I can”. She is always trying new things to help
kids learn but at the same time teachers need to realize that they aren’t
perfect, and move on. From this section in the book I learned that the key to
success is determination and to not get discouraged when things don’t go as
planned. Just remember what went wrong and fix it the next time.
Oh Yeah…….
When planning for differentiated instruction
there are 3 components to be considered:
- Student characteristics
There are 3 student characteristics that may
indicate that a change needs to be made in curriculum, or instruction. They are
as follows:
-
Readiness
-
Interest
-
Learning Profile: the way a person learns best
- Curricular elements
-
Content
-
Process (activities)
-
Product: evidence of what a student has learned
- Instructional Strategies
Yeah But…….
In the textbook
the author talks about how Ms. Johnson needs to balance her student’s different
learning styles and abilities, with the curriculum. I understand that, both
things are very important. But how can a teacher possibly teach to each child individually
and still fit everything in that the curriculum demands? Just the thought of
trying stresses me out.
