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What’s the Buzz? Differentiation in Elementary Inclusive Learning Environments<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, June 27, 2018\u00a0\u2b25 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
\nPresented by Stephanie Bass and Melissa Henning<\/h3>\n

Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Differentiation is necessary for elementary inclusive learning environments. Join us as we compare and contrast differentiation, personalized learning, individualized learning and universal design. Explore the pedagogy behind Tomlinson\u2019s model. Discover multiple tools for inclusive learning. Collaborate with peers to formulate a list of tools and create a simple digital project.<\/p>\n

Purpose:<\/span><\/h5>\n

Look around your classroom, what do you see? Possible a handful of students with an IEP, several ADHD students, a few gifted students, and some ESL learners? Possibly half of your students leave the classroom at some point of the day to visit learning support, the reading specialist, autistic support, or other services. You also probably have a few \u201cin the middle\u201d students. How do you meet the needs of such diverse learners? How do you differentiate for those students that are not \u201cin the middle?\u201d Differentiation is excellent for ALL students, but especially beneficial to meet the needs of special needs students in the elementary classroom.<\/p>\n

Join us as we explore the pedagogy behind Tomlinson\u2019s model of differentiation and tools to implement it. We will dissect Tomlinson’s theories of student readiness, interest, and learning style. We will learn about web tools to differentiate for content, process, and product. Participants will analyze the importance of differentiation with special needs students and how Tomlinson\u2019s model can help achieve maximum differentiation for all students. Participants will begin a list of tools useful in their classroom.<\/p>\n

In addition to discussing Tomlinson\u2019s approach, we will also compare differentiation to personalized learning, individualized learning, and Universal design for learning. How are these approaches the same? How are they different?<\/p>\n

Finally, participants will explore tools on their own as they collaborate in small groups. They will work together to create a short presentation sharing what their group discovered. They will use a digital tool, such as Flipgrid.<\/p>\n

Objectives:<\/span><\/h5>\n

As a result of the presentation, participants will:<\/p>\n