Differentiation Guide True or False

T Why or Why not? HDYKT?

or
F?
1) Differentiation is F • Differentiation is a teacher’s This was found
individualized response to learner needs. in the interview
instruction. • The recognition of students with Carol Ann
varying background Tomlinson.
knowledge and preferences.
• It is also the instruction that
appeals to students
differences
• Practices include effective
management procedures,
grouping students for
instruction, and engaging
learners.
2)Differentiated T • It is said that differentiation Myths and
instruction means lowers expectations for realities of
having high students. However, the world differentiation
expectations for all provides more options than instruction
students. the schools. School has article.
limited options available.
• Good differentiation always
teaches up. Good
differentiation teacher’s
students to become
independent.
• Differentiation is a means of
ensuring that by the time
students get to the test,
they’ve learned as much as
they possibly can in
preparation for both the test
and life.
3)In differentiated F • When teachers differentiation, Strategies for
instruction, students they do so in response to differentiation
are always grouped students’ readiness, interest, instruction.
homogeneously(Bas and/or learning profile. So,
ed on readiness) students are grouped based
on those three things, not just
readiness. Readiness refers to
the skill level and background
knowledge of the child.
Interest refers to topics that
the student may want to
explore or that will motivate
Carafos 11/17/08 pg.1-3 Reading level
10.4 the student. The students
learning profile includes
learning style, grouping
preferences and
environmental preferences.
 Differentiation Guide True or False

Carafos 11/17/08 pg.1-3 Reading level

10.4
4) Differentiated F • Designers of differentiated This was found
assignments should instruction determine as in the
be offered at all essential the alignment of interview from
times. tasks with instructional goals carol Ann
and objectives. Goals are Tomlinson.
most frequently assessed by
Differentiation many
Guide high-stakes tests at the
True or False
state level and frequently
administered standardized
measures. Teachers should
always evaluate student’s
abilities and levels of
academics. However, to
incorporate differentiated
assignments every class is too
difficult to do and
unnecessary.

5) Differentiation F
means assigning • Differentiation is tracking in
more work to some the regular classroom.
students and less to • Good differentiation includes
others. the “Pedagogy of Plenty”
Myths and
• Best practices for literacy and
Realities of
scaffolding for struggling and
Differentiated
typical learners in order to
instruction
provide access to equity and
excellence in an environment
of high ceilings and high
personalization.
• Best practices and
challenging extensions for
advanced and advancing
learners in order to retain and
extend access to equity and
excellence in an environment
of high ceilings and high
personalization.

6) A differentiated T • Student choice in all Differentiation

classroom provides assignments instruction: An
choice • Choice boards- examples of overview and
differentiation strategies. one classroom
transformation
7) A learning F • Contracting gives the student Differentiation
contract is used with and teachers expectations of instruction: An
students who have what needs to be done overview and
behavior problems throughout the lesson one classroom
• Gives the students choices of transformation
what they want to learn
• Gives them goals to want to
accomplish and want to do
well in.
8) Tiering F • Tiered assignments and
assignments means products are designed to Differentiation
that they are instruct andCarafos
assess 11/17/08 instruction:
students pg.1-3 ReadingAn level
watered
10.4 down for on essential skills that are overview and
slow students. provided at different levels of one classroom
complexity, abstractness, and transformation
open-endedness. The
curricular content and