Daytime+Session+One

=Agenda • Thursday November 5th, 2009=

//Teachers in diversified classrooms are students of their students.//

Essential Questions:

 * How can we adapt our teaching practice to meet and affirm the diverse needs and strengths of our students?
 * How can diversified instruction improve success for all students while reducing disproportionality?
 * How are 21st century literacies integral to diversified instruction?
 * What are the connections between DI, RTI, Content Maps, and Co-Teaching?

Major Understandings:

 * The teacher focuses on the essentials of the subject- content, principles and skills.
 * All units should be diversified, whereas individual lessons may or may not be differentiated.
 * Assessment and instruction are inseparable.
 * The teacher modifies content, process and products.
 * All students participate in respectful tasks.
 * The teacher and students collaborate in learning in the classroom and beyond.
 * The teacher balances group and individual needs.
 * The teacher affirms student differences.
 * Connecting district initiatives makes the work manageable and increases chances for student success.

1. Sign in, get materials, informal conversation 12:30 - 12:40 Barry & Roger

2. Pre-Assessment using Google-form 12:40 – 12:50

3. Introductions 12:50 – 1:35 > (Whole group; Share Air Time; name tag, tell the group) > (Individualized - Blog/pre-thinking; small group- everyone has air time; large group brainstorm using inspiration)
 * Who you are, Where you work, What you do (15 minutes)
 * Hopes and dreams for this work & Essential Question #1 (30 minutes)

4. Agenda/ our commitment to being responsive and diversifying our instruction 1:35 – 1:40 (We will regulary check in with you, using digital and traditional means to find out what you need in terms of support and would like us to incorporate into our work.)

5. Break 1:40 - 1:50

6. Front-end teaching about DI 2:00 – 3:20 > 15 minutes 7. Exit Ticket/Handout Directions for creating a wikispace account 3:20 - 3:30
 * how to read the DI map (Smart board and hard copy/packet) Roger 5 minutes
 * lecture essential questions and 9 major understandings Barry 10 minutes
 * introduce the book (UbD & DI) - Barry 3 minutes
 * read pages 27 - 31; read major understandings and essential questions; discuss using "Save the Last Word for me." Barry and Roger; 25 minutes
 * quiet processing, comprehension (wiki) Roger - go to participant page; 15 minutes
 * group work - talk about two of the major understandings Barry & Roger (volunteer in each group to record on share out page)
 * Introduce idea of collectively defining DI over time; ongoing and collective; Roger 5 minutes

· Go to http://icsddi.wikispaces.com/ · Click Join in the top right corner · Choose a Username – We recommend using your ICSD username · Choose a Password – We recommend using your ICSD password · Type in your email address – We recommend using your ICSD email address · Make a Wiki – Say No for now – You can always make an advertisement wiki later
 * Make a Wikispaces Account so You can Participate in our DI Wiki **

Wiki Address: http://icsddi.wikispaces.com/

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