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Strategies for Adaptation. Providing Support to Diverse Learners. Purpose of this Session. Use guiding questions as teachers plan curriculum adaptations
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Strategies for Adaptation Providing Support to Diverse Learners EngageNY.org
Purpose of this Session • Use guiding questions as teachers plan curriculum adaptations • Based on students’ learning barriers, identify potential adaptations that maintain the rigor and alignment to the Common Core and the NY ELA curriculum EngageNY.org
Potential Learning Barriers EngageNY.org
Diminishing Barriers to Learning “Barriers to learning are not, in fact, inherent in the capacities of learners, but instead arise in learners' interactions with inflexible educational goals, materials, methods, and assessments.” Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age, p. v CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) Do you agree? Disagree? EngageNY.org
Questions for Today How can I incorporate guiding questions for adapting curriculum to address the instructional needs of all my students? How do I bridge the gap between “where my students are” and “where they need to be” using adaptations that address potential learning barriers? EngageNY.org
Planning for Curriculum Adaptations Think about the barriers you previously described. How do you currently address adapting your curriculum for all learners? EngageNY.org
Planning for Curriculum Adaptations How do you plan and ensure that your adaptations meet the fidelity and rigor of the ELA Standards and Instructional Shifts? • What drives your decisions? • When and how do you make these decisions? EngageNY.org
Guiding Questions for Adaptation EngageNY.org
Barriers, Adaptations, and Practices EngageNY.org
Student Profiles Student 1-Claudia Student 2- Caitlin Consider the guiding questions, potential barriers, and adaptations. EngageNY.org
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves- Lesson 8 Review the lesson standards and the mid-unit assessment. With a partner, discuss what students must know and be able to do to show proficiency on the assessed standard RL9-10.3. Discuss what potential barriers Claudia and Caitlin may face. Discuss what a teacher can do to help bridge these gaps. EngageNY.org
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves- Lesson 8 In pairs, examine the lesson and highlight those areas where you predict Claudia or Caitlin may struggle. Look for any patterns. Write down what students must know and be able to do to be successful in one or two highlighted areas. Discuss these barriers and how a teacher can adapt instruction to bridge this gap. EngageNY.org
Q & A EngageNY.org
Discussion & Reflection How can I incorporate guiding questions for adapting curriculum to address the instructional needs of all my students? How do I bridge the gap between “where my students are” and “where they need to be using adaptations that address potential learning barriers? EngageNY.org
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