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Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

Hapara

Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. para built itself upon a robust pedagogical foundation that is designed to support differentiated instruction. What is differentiation?

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

.” Reason #2: Free Teachers to Work with Individual and Small Groups of Students The playlist model allows teachers to delegate the delivery of basic information to videos and other multimedia resources, freeing them to concentrate on personalized and differentiated instruction.

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Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

Catlin Tucker

Teachers may want to pull individual students or small groups for personalized or differentiated instruction and support. Teachers can also use this time to give students feedback on a piece of work in progress or even facilitate side-by-side assessments to ensure transparency in the grading process.

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Teaching Tools and Techniques

eSchool News

One prevalent technique is differentiated instruction, tailoring lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles and abilities within a classroom. Textbooks offer comprehensive coverage of subjects, accompanied by exercises, examples, and supplementary materials to reinforce learning objectives.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Direct Instruction should be designed so that learners can construct (induce) concepts and generalizations. For example, lessons can be divided into short exercises (two to four minutes) on slightly different but related topics. Assessment is an integral component of a coherent educational experience. Stockard, Jean & W.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Differentiated instruction is the ability to respond to variance within students, providing different students with different opportunities for learning. This means that students watch video lectures at home with education technology and work on exercises or projects during class time.

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169 Tech Tip #127: 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

If a student doesn’t like a project, let them come up with their own –as long as it satisfies the goals of the exercise. In fact, any chance you have, differentiate instruction. Assess knowledge, but remember: Assessment isn’t static —nor is it ‘bad’. Be flexible, open-minded, and adventurous. Be creative.