Presenters:

Anetria and Sherrie

ReadinessA student’s skills and understanding of a

topic Interest

A task that ignites curiosity or passion in a student

Learning ProfileTask encourages students to work in a

preferred manner

Content Process Product

It is difficult and somewhat unnatural to carve apart the curricular elements of content, process, and product, because students process ideas as they read content, think while they create products, and conjure ideas for products while they encounter ideas in the material they use.

-Carol Ann Tomlinson

Content is the “input” of teaching and learningWe can adapt what we teachWe can adapt or modify how we give

students access to what we want them to learn

Readiness differentiation Interest differentiation Learning profile differentiation

Curriculum compacting Adjusting Questions Using varied text and resource materials Learning contracts Varied support systems

Note taking-organizersReading partners

Process means sense making, the opportunity for learners to process the content or ideas and skills

Process is usually the “sense-making activity”

Typically short and focuses on one, or just a few, key understandings and skills

Differentiating process according to readiness means matching the complexity of a task to a student’s current level of understanding or skill

Differentiating process according to student interest involves giving students choices about facets of a topic in which to specialize or helping them link a personal interest to a sense-making goal

Differentiating process according to student learning profile generally means encouraging students to make sense of an idea in a preferred way of learning

Learning logs Journals Graphic organizers Learning centers Interest centers Literature circles Choice Boards Tiered Assignments Cubing

Unlike processing, this will take longer Product assignments help students

rethink, use, and extend what they have learned over a period of time (unit, semester, year…)

Product should represent students’ extensive understandings and applications

Causes students to think about, apply, and even expand on key understandings and skills