Session+Five

** Goals ** //Each participant will//:    The teacher will:
 *  Engage in meaningful collegial collaboration.
 *  Show evidence of what she/he has learned in multiple ways.
 * 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?
 * Major Understandings **
 *  All students participate in respectful tasks.
 *  The teacher and students collaborate in learning in the classroom and beyond.
 *  The teacher affirms student differences.
 * Skills **
 *  Provide opportunities for flexible grouping.
 *  Create assessments that are differentiated by student interest, readiness and learning profile.
 *  Use ongoing assessment to inform instruction.
 *  Embed 21st century literacies and equity.
 * Articulate connections between this u nit and others**.**
 * Agenda** · Sign in, get materials, informal conversation **12:30 - 12:35**

· Affirming differences: **12:35 - 1:35** (How have you deepened your skills and understanding, what has the process been like, and what have you learned?) · Assessing our teaching and your learning **1:35 - 2:35** "L ooking at patterns of student work " ( [] "Standards in Practice"([] "Atlas" ([] )
 * Reflection/Articulation/Clarity Activity
 * Large group discussion
 * Blog
 * Use the assessment rubrics
 * Use all of the units as a whole
 * Choose one of the following protocols:

· Exit Ticket **2:35 – 2:45**

__ Reflection, Articulation, and Clarity __ How have you refined and deepened your skills in the area of diversified instruction?

What has the process of broadening your diversification skills been like, and what have you learned?

__ Articulation __ : As a participant in this series, you have had the opportunity to refine and deepen your skills in the area of diversified instruction. This activity will help each of you develop more clarity about this process, and will help you explain the importance of this work when talking with your colleagues. In the next 10 minutes, address the two questions above. Each person will speak for 3 minutes without being interrupted. While one person talks, it is the responsibility of the other people to listen carefully. You will have to work hard not to interrupt. You will be tempted to make suggestions to help the other person problem solve, or to share your own stories. However, the process of articulating without interruption will help each of you gain more clarity about these issues.