1. Make a difference by differentiating differently Dominic McGladdery domsmflpage.blogspot.com @dominic_mcg

2. What is differentiation? the action or process of differentiatingidentifying differences between two or more things or people 3. What is differentiation?The National Curriculum Council (NCC) defines it as: "the process by which curriculum objectives, teaching methods assessment methods, resources and learning activities are planned to cater for the needs of individual pupils" 4. Why do we differentiate? 5. Who do we differentiate for? Different levels of skill Ability and proficiency Experience Motivation Attendance Social background Social development Emotional development Physical needs 6. Types of differentiation By task 7. Types of differentiation By task By outcome 8. Types of differentiation By task By outcome By support 9. Types of differentiation By task By outcome By support By resources e.g. reading comprehension at differing levels of complexity 10. Types of differentiation By task By outcome By support By resources e.g. reading comprehension at differing levels of complexity By interest 11. Types of differentiation By task By outcome By support By resources e.g. reading comprehension at differing levels of complexity By interest By variety 12. Types of differentiation For ability not by ability 13. Listening activities Underlining the correct answerMultiple choicePut phrases in the correct orderGet students to draw smileys for positive/negative reactionsUse video clips to offer cluesGive out the scriptHolding up picture cards 14. Speaking activities Quiz Quiz Trade Q & A cards (with model answers) Completing a survey with all answers where student has to tick boxes Allow cue cards they can have these in GCSE & A level! Give a list of must includes Speaking frames Allow students to improvise Use ICT 15. Reading activities Different or modified textsDifferent presentation eg comics, web sites, hand written texts, authentic textsDifferent questionsMatching activitiesTarsia puzzlesTextivateQuestions in EnglishMultiple choice answersNumber the lines in a text and tell students 16. Writing activities Writing framesVocabulary/grammar listsVocabulary games e.g. wordsearches crosswordsPoetry (with rhymes)Mini white boardsLego blocks 17. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T1 Top and Tail Get students to use an exact number of words Give students words to include (random or key words)Students act as teacher to their groupShare good work and get others to explain whyLevel their own or their partner's work 18. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T1 Top and Tail Create 2/3 different versions of worksheetsUse mini whiteboardsWriting and speaking framesCooperative learningGroup students by mixed abilityLego blocks 19. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T2: Time Give groups different times to complete different activities Countdown timers from classtools.net, classdojo.com Musical countdown timer from sandfields school 20. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T3: Targets Differentiate for one group of students per lesson Student of the week Rewards Classdojo? Some, most, all 21. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T4: Teamwork Different group mixes: Ability Friends Skills 22. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T5: Thinking Skills HOTs not MOTs Peter Anstee 2010 Give students choices to present work Poster, paragraph, podcast, , SNOT or See 3 before me 23. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T6: Texts Use authentic texts Magazines, newpapers, comics Handwritten texts Songs 24. Sue Cowley's Seven T's of Differentiation T7: Technology PCs, ipads, voice recorders, IWB Youtube, QRcodes, zondle, linguascope, sutton high mfl (fun with languages) 25. Further reading: http://goo.gl/A1y2EK - Valerie McIntyre's blog http://goo.gl/Ya1zPN - Isabelle Jones' blog post from November 2013 Differentiation Pocketbook Peter Anstee 2011 The Seven T's of Differentiation Sue Cowley 2013 The Lazy Teacher's Handbook Jim Smith 2010 l The differentiated classroom website 26. Make a difference by differentiating differently Dominic McGladdery domsmflpage.blogspot.com @dominic_mcg I ain't no hollaback girl!