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Differentiating Instruction for Today's Digital Learners: Embracing Change in Education

In a world where teaching methods must evolve, this session emphasizes the importance of differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, especially those raised in the digital age (Screenagers). Explore effective strategies for engaging students, fostering collaboration, and enhancing meaningful learning experiences. Discover how to adapt traditional teaching practices to create responsive and inclusive classrooms that prepare students for future challenges. Join us in redefining education to empower and inspire all learners.

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Differentiating Instruction for Today's Digital Learners: Embracing Change in Education

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  1. Differentiating Instruction in the World of a Screenager Taking simple steps to success!

  2. The Greatest ProfessionA Fortunate Life (The Personal)

  3. Partner Talk • Talk with a partner you do not know well • Be prepared to get to know them and describe one priceless moment that they experienced from the advantages of teaching. http://www.fieryideas.com/flash/timer.swf Digital_Clock[2].ppt

  4. The Warrior Way • Helping kids • Getting Families assistance • Giving kids lunch money • Giving kids a ride home • Helping our community when in crisis

  5. We are not here for summer • We make a difference ! • We touch each other with care, empathy ,and our commitment to our content. • But the world around us has changed…. • Before we discuss that, what has remained the same in schools?

  6. Discuss at your tables • What are some things that have been done in schools. The same way as long as we remember! http://www.fieryideas.com/flash/timer.swf Digital_Clock[2].ppt

  7. Who Moved My Cheese? “It is easier to change the location of a cemetery, than to change the school curriculum.” Woodrow T. Wilson (American 28th President of the United States 1856-1924

  8. The End Product FirstSummative Assessment • http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8715d5e00a638a427890

  9. The Strength of the way • Honor our past and reminisce in its beauty. • Acknowledge the present ……It is what it is! • Work for the future! It is there that success can be found

  10. TTWHADI T hat’s T he W ay We H ave A lways D one I t

  11. Video Games Have Changed the world • New Studies show that intelligence can increase. • We were trained to be linear learners. • Our students are trained to multi task and jump around.

  12. What is new! The day of the…. SCREENAGER

  13. Their eyes are trained differently!

  14. Visual Tracking ___________________________ ______________US_____________________ ___________________________________ F

  15. How they read are different • We love black text! • The primary reading color of this generation is red, pink, and green.

  16. The battle in the ring DFL VS. DSL

  17. Today’s Learners have a different language! D igital F irst L earners

  18. We are…. D igital S econd L earners

  19. In this conflict…here is the problem Of s national survey of high school seniors • 39% believe their school work helps prepare for a career. • 28% believe that school work is meaningful • 21% believe it was interesting and invigorating.

  20. We look for an answer… We want it to happen …. But We Just Can’t See!

  21. Death by Teaching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-S54bbX6eA

  22. If you continue to be a life long learner • Our students will soar and fly like underdog

  23. SUCCESSFUL TEACHING POINTS • Catch Up • Play a video game • Teacher Tube

  24. 2. TEACH TO THE WHOLE MIND • Colors and Projects that they have a choice. • You use an overhead when they have an IPHONE!

  25. 3. LITERACY IS NOT ENOUGH • Prosumers not Consumers • Media Fluency • Writing in other medians

  26. 4. SHIFT THE INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH • Discovery learning • The movie and you know the ending. • Let them create it is more meaningful and memorable

  27. 5. LET THEM ACCESS INFORMATION NATIVELY A) Digital devices exceeding TV

  28. 6. LET STUDENTS COLLABORATE • What do they do in business? • Wright Patterson AF Base

  29. 7) CREATE REAL TIME PRODUCTS • Magazine • Advertising brochure

  30. 8)RE-EVALUATE EVALUATION A) Summative vs. formative

  31. Web Sites • http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/54-how-money-is-made-video.htm • http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/bodyparts.htm • http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/eyindx.htm • readplease.com • K-12music.org • http://efieldtrips.org/support/whatIs.cfm

  32. Differentiation • Differentiation is a teaching concept in which the classroom teacher PROACTIVELY plans for the diverse needs of students.

  33. Six Facets of True Understanding Explanation Interpretation Application Perspective Empathy Self-Knowledge

  34. Grading • We grade against standards, not the routes students take or techniques teachers use to achieve those standards.

  35. HW • If a student does none of the homework yet earns an A or a Bon every formal assessment, what does he or she earn on the report card? • If a student does all the homework, yet bombs every assessment isn’t that a red flag that something is amiss?

  36. Equalizer • Equalize the influence of the F

  37. Practical Strategies http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm

  38. The Greatest Teacher • A six minute positive example of how to differentiate! • http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=0013367f24e0b1fa7594

  39. Are you the rubberband man?

  40. August 25, 2008 • 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Cafeteria - Differentiating Instruction in a Digital Age – Mr. Manley • 10:10 – 11:00 – 601 - All Language Arts and Intervention Staff – Administering Aims Web - Tina McMullen – All other staff work in your rooms • 11:05 – 12:00 Station • EX: At 11:05 Grade 7 is in Lab A, Grade 8 Conference Room A, Grade 6 Assessment Map together in your wing and Hearts work on computer for classroom web sites. • 12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH • 1:00 – 1:55 Station • 2:00 – 2:55 Station

  41. August 25, 2008 • Description of Each Station • Station 1 – Lab A – Mr. Manley - Data Analysis • Station 2 – Conference Room A – Mrs. Warga – Tribe Time • Station 3 – Grade Level Hall – Work on Assessment Maps – You Pick the room • Assessment map templates are at Lori Schlueter’s web page at http://www.wbhs.k12.oh.us/hsteachers/lschlueter/Webpages/HowToTips.htm • Station 4 – (Take web site sheet from presentation, #22) and examine at least two web sites and examine how you can incorporate this site into your classroom and differentiate instruction. • If these sites don’t work for you, go to the informational management site and look for standards based lessons to use in your classroom. • http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/

  42. August 25, 2008 Station Rotation Grade 7 – 1,2,3,4 Grade 8 – 2,3,4,1 Grade 6 – 3,4,1,2 Hearts - 4,1,2,3

  43. August 26, 2008 • 8:00 – 11:00 - Cafeteria – Everyone is a Reading and Writing Teacher – Dr. Carroll Brunner, MCESC • 11:15 – 12:00 - Damascus Friends Church – LUNCH • 12:15 – 12:55 – LAB A– ESIS – The Parent Module – Len Slack • 1:00 – 1:55 – Final Station – Grade 8 Lab A, Grade 6 Conference Room, HEARTS Assessment Maps, Grade 7 on your own. • 2:00 – 3:00 –Conference Room A - Intervention Staff Meeting • You work as a group with Assessment Maps and Tribe Calendar. Your timeline for TRIBE time and Maps will be completed by 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday. Your maps should be tweaked from previous work. Talk with your colleagues and make adjustments • Please make sure that you sign in and please request LPDC credit if needed.

  44. September 2, 2008 • 8:00 – 9:45High School Auditorium - General session for all in the district • 9:45 – 12:30 Work in your rooms and LUNCH on your own • 12:30 - 2:15Cafeteria – General Faculty Meeting on Procedures • 2:15 – 3:00 ON YOUR OWN • Welcome Back Staff & Students

  45. That’s All Folks Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Thats all folks! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Porky_pig_thats_all_folks.jpg

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