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Differentiated instruction

9/26/2016

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Differentiated instruction with Liz Kroeker

Teachers Set the path, but learners, some of them follow the path, and some wander around the path through the forest to get to the end.

Differentiation is done throughout the journey to include all the travelers
Learning style- create different paths to get to the end


Obstacles - in the path, neurological constructs are a Barrier:
Key ones in the article,
Attention controls: FASD add, anxiety etc
Memory- Working memory:
Spatial sequential order: first this then that then that. They don't see cause and effect. They can't tell you what happened or the order it happened in. What happened at recess, the fight? They literally can't tell you what happened. They only know what happen at the end, they can' tell you or remember what happened at the beginning.
Language - ELL or language disorder or disability, autism spectrum, they don't understand what you are saying.
Social cognition: social intelligence, read social cues. Can't pick up facial cues

Used to talk about teaching to the typical child and then accommodate for fringe learners, but NOW we know that most kids are in the woods due to any number of factors, poverty, emotional reasons, sleep deprived etc

Needs to be two years behind grade level (esp by grade 4) then we need to be looking at assessment for IEP

Strategies for Differentiation:
  • Classroom organization: the culture of your class. Routines, shape of the day posted etc
  • Classroom management:
  • Methods of presentation;
  • Methods of practice: how am I going to engage with the new knowledge
  • Assessment- methods of testing: written, drawn or verbal are you testing facts or understanding?

Always try to be ahead of the behaviour. Anticipate in your planning the needs of the students, all the students. "Essential for some, beneficial for all"

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Math Resources 

9/14/2016

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A collection of math and science teaching resources I find interesting

Terra Lumina- Songs about Science! Every song on their album is focused on science (gravity, light, evolution, etc...). So amazing, and such pretty sound, too!
Mr. DeMaio Multiplication Songs- Skip counting for primary grades

Skip Counting songs for Kindys
Teaching Number Sense K-3
10 things to know as a new Math Teacher
Creative ways to use Manipulatives
TeachBC
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    Karina Strong is currently a full time Education student at VIU in the Post Bac program. Her undergraduate degree is in Social Work and Small Business Management. She is a professional Circus performer and owner of Vesta Entertainment, a multifaceted entertainment company on Vancouver Island.

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