A professional development blog on differentiated instruction for primary K-2 teachers.
Differentiated Instruction can be utilized in various ways in the primary classroom. A teacher that provides Differentiated Instruction is allowing students to reach their own personal academic goals, develop a love for learning, and to become life long learners. When the use of Differentiated Instruction is visible in the classroom, you will notice children learning at personal levels and reaching success at their own rate in a positive and child centered environment. This portion of DI interactive is geared to help the primary teacher implement DI practices and ask grade level specific questions. Please share your ideas, your challenges, and your successes with implementing DI in your classrooms.
The coordinator for DI Interactive Primary is Mrs. Stephanie Coleman Teacher at Queen of All Saints
Sunday, January 3, 2010
How can I tell if my students are actively engaged in their learning?
When working with my students on a daily basis, how can I tell that they are actively engaged in their own level of learning?
When my kiddos are working in their learning groups, how can I tell if they are reaching their full potential? Will I see this more during individual assessment of hands on activities and how they interact with manipulatives or reading material?
In my experience if students are actively engaged you will hear them using content vocabulary, sharing answers and asking questions about their work. You can be sure of this through teacher observation or perhaps having them turn in a fact sheet at the end of the lesson.
I have seem many students thrive with one on one assessing. They learn and peer teach but tend to really show their individual abilites when working with them one on one. This allows the student and the teacher to really work with the child at their level. It is kind of like fine tuning a students learning to their own needs.. What are some one on one assessments that tend to work really well?
When my kiddos are working in their learning groups, how can I tell if they are reaching their full potential? Will I see this more during individual assessment of hands on activities and how they interact with manipulatives or reading material?
ReplyDeleteIn my experience if students are actively engaged you will hear them using content vocabulary, sharing answers and asking questions about their work. You can be sure of this through teacher observation or perhaps having them turn in a fact sheet at the end of the lesson.
ReplyDeleteI have seem many students thrive with one on one assessing. They learn and peer teach but tend to really show their individual abilites when working with them one on one. This allows the student and the teacher to really work with the child at their level. It is kind of like fine tuning a students learning to their own needs.. What are some one on one assessments that tend to work really well?
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