Standard 1: know students and how they learn
differentiating lessons
Focus area 1.5.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
Differentiating lessons and activities for students, is extremely important in today's classrooms, as there are many students who are working at higher or lower levels than the desired level of attainment, as well as students having their own individual learning difficulties and or additional support needs. The use of differentiation in the classroom is very important, as it enables students who have additional learning needs, to be able to benefit from the intensive support and differentiation of instruction (Huber, 2015), and are therefor able to complete the set work at a sound level.
During my time in the classroom, as a student teacher and a causal teacher, there have been many instances where I have had to use various strategies to differentiate the teaching and learning to address students varying needs and ability levels, including learning delays, physical/mental disabilities, and differing grade levels. On one of my university practicums, I had a class, where I need to differentiate lessons to cater for:
- stages 2 and 3
- low ability learners
- high ability learners
- Students with ADHD and Autism
Attached are two copies of lesson plans which I have put together for some of the classes that I took whilst completing university practicums over the past two years.
Differentiating lessons and activities for students, is extremely important in today's classrooms, as there are many students who are working at higher or lower levels than the desired level of attainment, as well as students having their own individual learning difficulties and or additional support needs. The use of differentiation in the classroom is very important, as it enables students who have additional learning needs, to be able to benefit from the intensive support and differentiation of instruction (Huber, 2015), and are therefor able to complete the set work at a sound level.
During my time in the classroom, as a student teacher and a causal teacher, there have been many instances where I have had to use various strategies to differentiate the teaching and learning to address students varying needs and ability levels, including learning delays, physical/mental disabilities, and differing grade levels. On one of my university practicums, I had a class, where I need to differentiate lessons to cater for:
- stages 2 and 3
- low ability learners
- high ability learners
- Students with ADHD and Autism
Attached are two copies of lesson plans which I have put together for some of the classes that I took whilst completing university practicums over the past two years.
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