Magothy River Middle School Are You Smarter Than

Magothy River Middle School

Are You Smarter Than a DI Expert?

1, 000 500, 000 Are You Smarter Than a DI Expert? 300, 000 175, 000 100, 000 5 th Level Topic 1 5 th Level Topic 2 4 th Level Topic 3 4 th Level Topic 4 3 rd Level Topic 5 3 rd Level Topic 6 2 nd Level Topic 7 2 nd Level Topic 8 1 st Level Topic 9 1 st Level Topic 10 50, 000 25, 000 10, 000 5, 000 2, 000 1, 000

5 th Level Topic 1 Question /What do we need to assess before beginning a new unit or topic of study in our classrooms?

5 th Level Topic 1 Answer /READINESS!

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5 th Level Topic 2 Question /What does this symbol represent?

5 th Level Topic 2 Answer /TEACHING & LEARNING CYCLE!

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4 th Level Topic 3 Question /What is evident when students understand apply important concepts, processes, and ideas? Hint: It begins with an “R”!

4 th Level Topic 3 Answer RIGOR!

Why Rigor? Teaching for rigor is helping students develop the capacity to understand complex content, processes, and ideas.

Research tells us that teaching with Rigor benefits… high and low performers educationally disadvantaged advanced learners even special education students

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4 th Level Topic 4 Question /What is evident when students make meaningful connections that extend beyond the school into the outside world? Hint: It is the other “R” word!

4 th Level Topic 4 Answer /Relevance, course! of

Why Relevance? Research indicates that higher levels of engagement, learning and retention occur when teaching is relevant to students’ lives.

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3 rd Level Topic 5 Question /What does a “Quality Learning Environment” look like?

3 rd Level Topic 5 Answer /It is a place where ALL students are valued and positive relationships are developed. Students and teachers work productively and are focused on learning.

What does it look like? /Students are engaged in meaningful learning. /Clear expectations are understood. /Students aren’t afraid to take risks or make mistakes because…

They know that their teacher genuinely cares about them and their learning!

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3 rd Level Topic 6 Question /What “process” demands deep knowledge of the learner and instructional practices and content? Hint: Rigor, Relevance, & Quality Learning Environment are considered when we do this!

3 rd Level Topic 6 Answer /Planning Learning! For

/Research recognizes that when teachers engage in quality collaboration in order to focus on kids… Student achievement increases!

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2 nd Level Topic 7 Question /What is the single-most influential factor on student achievement in a school?

2 nd Level Topic 7 Answer /The Teacher!

Teaching for Learning with Differentiated Instruction /List the strategies you plan to use within these lessons – make sure they have been adjusted for your students’ background knowledge and skill level. /Plan your formative assessments – make sure the format does not impact student performance.

• Tier the content (objective), process (thinking verbs, questions, etc. ), and/or product (assessments) • Challenge students at THEIR “just right” level • Apply the gradual release of responsibility: I, We, You • Scaffold appropriately based on your observations of student performance.

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2 nd Level Topic 8 Question /What is “Assessment for Learning”?

2 nd Level Topic 8 Answer /Assessments for learning are valuable tools for gathering data of student understanding. We use them to make informed, diagnostic decisions about our students.

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1 st Level Topic 9 Question /What do we call… “Using the knowledge we know about our students to make decisions of how best to teach them”?

1 st Level Topic 9 Answer /Differentiated Instruction!

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1 st Level Topic 10 Question /Does differentiating instruction mean I have to make two to three versions of every assignment?

1 st Level Topic 10 Answer Absolutely Not! It can mean simply changing the process, product, or content. DI can be painless. Remember to be standard focused not just curriculum guide focused.

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Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11 /Where can I find more resources to help me in the classroom?

1, 000 Answer /DI Team /Fellow Colleagues /DI Blackboard Site

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Thanks for Playing Where do you fall now on the DI Continuum? What new DI strategies will you implement this year?

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DI Self-Assessment Activity 4 Corners Game

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