Differentiating Instruction in Practice
Having looked at the elements of the learning experience that can be differentiated as separate parts, this final post is about putting all the elements back together as we plan to make learning more meaningful and accessible for...
Differentiating the Learning Environment
Learning goals, subject content, resources, learning activities and assessment all contribute to the learning environment. However, there are a number of other factors that influence the overall learning experience for the...
Differentiating Learning and Assessment Strategies
In the previous post, we looked at differentiating the content being taught and the resources being used in our classrooms. Another way that learning can be made meaningful and accessible to all students is to use a variety of...
Differentiating Content and Resources
Differentiating instruction is complex and multi-layered. While we need to keep in mind that all the steps we might take to make learning meaningful and accessible for all students are intertwined rather than isolated, it is...
Differentiating Instruction: Why does it matter?
Differentiating instruction aims to make learning meaningful and accessible to all students by providing them with some flexibility as they work toward clear learning goals. Like everything else in education, this aim is not...
Differentiating Instruction: What does it mean?
The need to cater for a diversity of learners in the same classroom causes a significant tension for many teachers. On the one hand, teachers desire to see all their students learn and grow, and therefore recognize the need...
Assessing Expected Student Outcomes
If your school has developed and committed to a list of expected student outcomes (ESOs) then assessing the growth of students towards these outcomes is a high priority. The integrity of the school could be in question if it...
How can Expected Student Outcomes contribute to School Improvement?
Having a list of expected student outcomes (ESOs), collaboratively developed by your school community, can be a great help to your school improvement efforts. They can be a tool to help identify needs for growth, and help the...
Developing the School’s Expected Student Outcomes
If your school has decided to embark on the process of adopting a statement of Expected Student Outcomes (ESOs), it is worth considering carefully the process you will use to identify and communicate these. It will be important...
What are “Expected Student Outcomes”?
What do you want a student who graduates from your Christian school to “look” like? That is, what important skills, character traits and habits do you desire that students develop during their time at school? This...