differentiated instruction (general)

Yeap Ban Har

Marshall Cavendish Institute

Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com

The slides combined the materials for the two workshops.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONWOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Yeap Ban Har

Marshall Cavendish Institute

Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONWOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

PROGRAMME

• An Overview of Differentiated Instruction

• Models for Differentiated Instruction

• Differentiated Instruction and Professional Learning Communities

• Differentiated Instruction in Different Subject Areas

• Conclusion

“The idea of differentiating instruction is an approach to teaching that advocates active planning for and attention to student differences in classrooms, in the context of high quality curriculums.”

www.caroltomlinson.com

Goh’s Report (1978) recommended a

differentiated education system for Singapore.

We want to make our education

system even more student-centric, and sharpen our focus in holistic education – centred on values and character development.

Heng, 2011

Model of Differentiated Instruction

the content of instruction

the processes and techniques used to help make sense of a

given topic

the products produced by students that demonstrate their

learning

differentiation for the entire class

differentiation for groups within a class

Why do you think the writer

mentioned the pen in this article?

Differentiated instruction is reflected in the Professional Learning Communities

(PLC) four critical questions

Richard DuFour 2004Educational Leadership

May 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 8 Schools as Learning Communities   Pages 6-11

what is it that the teacher wants

students to learn

how does a teacher know when students

have learnt it

what if students do not learn it

what if they already learnt it

MODELS FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS

• Acceleration model

• Enrichment model

Differentiated assessment at PSLE

and N(T) Examination

Subjects Assessment Components

Computer Applications Written ExaminationPractical ExaminationCoursework

Elements of Business Skills

Written ExaminationCoursework

Differentiated instruction in concept

learning

Social Studies

Concept of National Identity (P2)

Use of a JournalWhat did your family do on Hari Raya? What did your family do on National Day?

By reading selected journal entries, students learn that although we are diverse, there are certain practices that make us a nation.

Use of VideosShow students videos of how people in different nations expressed their love for their own countries.

Have them think of a way to show their love for their countries on special occasions as well as on a daily basis.

Concept of The “ASEAN Way” (P6)

Language ApproachA way to unify the region “based on the ideals of non-interference, informality, minimal institutionalisation, consultation and consensus, non-use of force and non-confrontation.”

Role Play ApproachThree of you are best friends. Two of you had a disagreement and a quarrel. Try to resolve the quarrel. What should both of you do? What should the third friend do?Immersion ApproachA teacher runs her class in the style of “consultation and consensus” to help her primary six students learn this concept.

Concept of Nationalism (Secondary)

Language ApproachNationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation.

Role Play ApproachFrom tomorrow onwards, I want all of you to stop using the names your parents gave you. Instead, use a name that consists of only consonants and no longer than six letters. I decided that we will be part of a new nation called cnsnnt.

Science

Role Play Approach Model Approach

Mathematics

Using concrete experience to make meaningBritish Year 2 students using toothpicks to learn division of whole numbers

Using visuals in differentiated instructionBritish Year 7 students using model method to teach solution of linear equations

Concrete and Visual Approaches

Differentiated instruction in applying

learning

Languages

send drive

How are they similar

How are they different How are they different

I will send you to the airport.

Semantic Analysis Approach

terjejas merosot

How are they similar

How are they different How are they different

Mereka harus sedar bahawa perbuatan berjaga malam untuk jangka (17) __________ yang panjang boleh menyebabkan kesihatan mereka (18) __________.

Semantic Analysis Approach