What are the BENEFITS of this seminar?

Participants will learn:

• What is differentiated instruction is
• Why teachers should consider differentiating instruction
• What considerations of struggling learners are
• What considerations of advanced learners are
• How a differentiated classroom looks compared to a non-differentiated instruction classroom
• How a teacher grades if students complete different products
• The best systematic approach to engage in meaningful collaboration related to differentiated instruction?

This one-day seminar is designed for classroom teachers and for professional development and content area specialists.  The focus of this session is on aspects of effective classroom instruction with a closer examination and definition of differentiated instruction.  Teachers will first learn what differentiated instruction is and then determine ways to understand the approach.  Collaborative discussions will take place within a situational problem-solving frame whereby teachers will determine the best approach to classroom situations with one goal in mind:  increasing student achievement.

What are the LEARNING OBJECTIVES of this seminar?

During this intercative seminar partcipants will:

• Clearly define Differentiated Instruction
• Learn how assessment is the cornerstone of the process
• Understand the rationale for implementing differentiated instruction
• Discuss the needs of struggling and advanced learners
• Clarify the role of the teacher
• Understand lesson plan considerations
• Learn how to differentiate content, process, and products