Week 6:

Differentiated instruction, engaged learning, teaching for understanding,

community of inquiry

Agenda

1. Review2. Scaffolding3. Differentiated Instruction4. Engaged Learning5. Teaching for Understanding6. Community of Inquiry

With a partner, review what we discussed last week. What did you find

most valuable?

Scaffolding

• Procedural• Partial solutions• Think-alouds• Anticipate student errors• Comprehension checks

Differentiated instruction

• All learners can learn• Different learners learn differently• NOT individualized instruction• Support is provided at different levels • Support is provided through different means

Engaged Learning

• What are indicators?– Collaborative– Responsibility– Challenging– Interwoven – curriculum and instruction– Interactive– Exploratory– Facilitated/guided

NSSE 2007 Report

• Six effective educational practices:– Students devote time to purposeful tasks– Students interact with peers/faculty– Students experience diversity in contact– Students receive frequent feedback– Students see how what is learned works in other

contexts– Students participate in research, study abroad,

etc.

In groups, summarize the Understanding by Design article

Community of Inquiry

How does this relate to the focus of this course?