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Designing a Differentiated Lesson Plan

“Differentiated instruction is the process of tailoring lessons to meet each student’s individual interests, needs, and strengths. Teaching this way gives students choice and flexibility in how they learn, and helps teachers personalize learning. This method also requires instructional clarity and clearly defined goals for learning, better enabling students to meet those goals (Differentiated Instruction and How to Implement It | Learning A-Z, 2022).” When teachers differentiate instruction and tailor lessons to meet the needs of each student or group of students it helps to ensure that all students feel some form of success.  Lessons and instruction can be differentiated in a variety of ways. Many teachers differentiate instruction using small groups. However, differentiation can also be done in the scope of whole group instruction using varying questioning techniques (Lynette, 2015).  1) In my classroom, I will plan specific questions geared towards specific students. 2) Add...

Assessing Technology-Based Resources for Differentiation

Introduction The way students learn, and teachers teach has changed drastically over the last two and half years. The Covid-19 pandemic has showed us how important it is that technology be integrated into the daily curriculum of our students. The benefits that technology had in the classroom is becoming increasingly obvious. For example, technology gives students easy access to information, accelerates learning, and enjoyable opportunities to apply what they've learned. It enables students to investigate new topics and better understand difficult concepts. Additionally, it makes it easier for teachers to differentiate activities for students of varying levels and academic abilities. Finally, technology allows for and increase in collaboration among teachers (How Important Is Technology in Education? Benefits, Challenges, and Impact on Students, 2020). As a seventh-grade teacher ELA and Social Studies teacher, I have a wide range of apps and programs that I use daily in my classroom...