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by Barb lynch 14 years ago

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Diff Content

Differentiating content in education involves tailoring teaching methods to meet the diverse needs of students. Key strategies include offering varied support systems such as audio and video recorders, note-taking organizers, and peer or adult mentors.

Diff Content

Adapt "how" we teach

Adapt "what" we teach

Differentiating Content

Strategies for Differentiating Content

Varied Support Systems
Digests of key ideas

Peer and Adult Mentors

Audio/Video Recorder

Note-Taking Organizers

Highlighed Print

Mini - Lessons
Learning Contracts
Using Varied Text and Resource Material
Curriculum Compacting
Stage 1

Identify students and assess students knowledge of the subject.

Stage 2

Create a plan to help student reach mastery

Stage 3

Teacher and student design an investigation or study to help augment learning. Parameters are set.

Differentiating Content for Student Need

Learning profile differentiaton

Should have an understanding of learning styles of students. This will lead to different types of presentations.

Interest differentiation

Material is based on student interest.

Readiness differentiation

Match the material students are asked to learn to a student's capacity to read and understand it.