Posts Tagged ‘differentiation’
2 Quick Tips for Math Differentiation – Defeat the Dilemma
A strategically planned math lesson can come to a halt when one student finishes (because the task was too easy) while another struggles to know where to begin. Teachers are faced with the challenge of meeting the various developmental needs of students daily. Differentiation is a philosophy grounded in knowing the students’ needs and responding…
Read MoreDifferentiating in Math
For years mathematics focused on finding the correct answer. How students arrived at that answer was not addressed. This has begun to change. Teachers are starting to confer with students one-on-one to see their thinking, and more emphasis is being placed on a student’s individual problem solving methods. Conferring with students in any academic area…
Read MoreDifferentiation – What It Is and What It Is Not
In the field of education we know that one size does not fit all. Teachers must be aware of the developmental readiness, varying background knowledge, learning styles, and interests of the divers students in the classroom. Effective teachers use meaningful tasks to deliver content, modify processes, and create open-ended assessment measures to gain information and…
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