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=Agenda • Thursday January 7, 2010= //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.

Skills:

 * provide tiered instruction
 * integrate visual thinking tools
 * provide opportunities for flexible grouping
 * vary questioning strategies to promote critical thinking skills
 * adapt instruction based on student interest, readiness and learning profile
 * create assessments that are differentiated by student interest, readiness and learning profile

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

2. Review 12:40 - 12:55 3. Responsive Teaching 12:55 - 1:35 > 4. Summary (connections to skills and resources on our content map for DI and wiki) 1:35 - 1:45 5. Break 1:45 - 2:00 6. Work on units 2:00 - 3:05 By the end of the day, we hope that each of you will have been able to: 7. Large Group Shareout - Unit and how you may apply what you have learned 3:05 - 3:20
 * Read Summary Handout to yourself
 * Find a partner and take a 10 minute walk and discuss
 * Assigned groups (each group will focus on one of the charts) Figures 6.1 - 6.5: Chapter 6)
 * record group's ideas onto wiki page (20 min.)
 * Figure 6.1
 * Figure 6.2
 * Figure 6.3
 * Figure 6.4
 * Figure 6.5
 * Assemble into new groups so that each figure is represented
 * utilize wiki page to report out on each figure (20 min.)
 * identify a specific unit to plan
 * create essential questions for the unit
 * generate major understandings for the unit
 * begin generating skills and vocabulary for the unit

8. Exit Ticket 3:20 - 3:30

__Homework:__ __ Next Sessions __ : 2/4/10; 4/1/10
 * Continue to work on your unit and consult the text when appropriate
 * Contact Barry & Roger if you would like individual support.

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