DoDEA's 21st Century Strands and Strategies eBook - page 26

21st Century Strands & Strategies
Chapter: Strands & Strategies: Deep Dive26
Education doesn't work with a one-size-fits-all approach. Teaching requires a deep
understanding of the differences -- in knowledge, abilities, and learning styles -- that
students bring to class. Differentiated instruction is the umbrella term describing the
many ways that teachers modify their curriculum to meet the needs of all their students.
Examples of Instructional and Management Strategies Teachers Use to Differentiate:
Multiple Intelligences Tiered Lessons Varied Questioning
Strategies
 Jigsaw
 Taped material
 Anchor activities
 Varying organizers
 Varied texts
 Varied
supplementary
materials
 Independent study
 Tiered centers
 Tiered products
 Learning contracts
 Small group
instruction
 Group investigation
 Literature circles
 Guided reading
 Interest centers
 Interest groups
 Varied homework
 Compacting
 Varied journal
prompts
 Complex instruction
Watch the video below to see how game designers at Mangahigh use gaming
technology to engage and challenge each student in solving real-world math
problems. Click the link, Mixing it Up with Mangahigh: Using Games to Differentiate
Instruction from Edutopia to learn more.
Source: Online Math Games Balance Challenge with Mastery Learning uploaded onYouTube
by Edutopia