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Differentiated Instruction
EDUC 643 Differentiated Instruction
Online Course 3 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Mandy Hockenbrock
Tuition and Registration
June 11 - August 3, 2012
Who should enroll?
This course is designed for classroom teachers and support staff at all levels including special education teachers. This course provides helpful, well-tested techniques for creation of a stimulating, effective classroom for all students - from English language learners to special education students to students with a variety of learning styles.
Description
Research-based instructional methods to meet the varied needs of all learners in today's classrooms including English language learners, students with special needs, and students with a variety of learning styles and interests. Alternative assessment methods and strategies to manage a differentiated instruction.
Textbooks
Readings will be assigned from the following three textbooks:
Chapman, C. & Gregory, G. (2007). Differentiated instructional strategies: one size doesn't fit all, 2nd Edition. Corwin Press. ISBN: 978-1412936408 Available new and used from amazon.com in paperback or Kindle edition.
Chapman, C. & King, R. (2008). Differentiated instructional strategies in practice: training, implementation, and supervision, 2nd Edition. Corwin Press. ISBN: 978-1412936521 Available new and used from amazon.com in paperback
Payne, R. (2005). A framework for understanding poverty. Highlands, TX: Aha! Process, Inc. ISBN: 978-1929229482 Available new and used from amazon.com in paperback or kindle edition.
Optional resources to match your teaching assignment:
Tomlinson, C. A., and Edison, C. C. (2003). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating curriculum, grades K-5. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. ISBN: 978-0871207609
Available new and used from amazon.com.
Tomlinson, C. A., and Edison, C. C.(2003). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating curriculum, grades 5-9. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. ISBN: 978-0871206558
Available new and used from amazon.com.
Tomlinson, C. A., and Strickland, C. A. (2005). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating curriculum, grades 9-12. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. ISBN: 978-1416600503 Available new and used from amazon.com.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- Apply current research and reflect on the impact of culture, socioeconomic class, and gender on teaching and learning.
- Analyze classroom scenarios and modify lessons using strategies appropriate for content, multiple intelligences, and learning styles of diverse learners.
- Demonstrate techniques for differentiating content, process, and product based on student readiness, interest, and learning profile.
- Implement differentiated instructional strategies and demonstrate appropriate planning considerations, guidelines, and procedures to establish a positive learning environment.
- Evaluate the role of ongoing assessment in successful differentiation and analyze misuses and controversies in assessment practices that address learner differences.
- Synthesize the relationship between daily assessment and improved student learning and examine how lessons can be modified based on frequent assessment information.
- Critically analyze personal classroom practices and viewpoints regarding differentiation.
- Develop an action plan demonstrating essential principles of differentiation and varied assessments to measure students' mastery of the same essential concepts in different ways.
Alignment with Teaching Standards
Course objectives are aligned with
Wisconsin Teaching Standards: 3, 4, 7, 8
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3
International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: 715-232-2253