Teacher Checklist for Differentiating Instruction, page 1 of 2 Franny McAleer, frannymcaleer@learnerslink.com Think about your curriculum and instruction, and assess your use of each of the strategies listed below. Never Seldom Sometimes Frequently Always CONTENT: (9) Does the curriculum include activities that are at varying levels of difficulty? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Is the curriculum organized around themes, issues, and across content areas? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Is the curriculum differentiated based on readiness, interest and learning profile? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are students allowed to select independent study topics related to the curriculum ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ or students’ interests? Is content compacted to allow for accelerated and enriched learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Does the content require critical and creative thinking? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are pre-tests used to learn what students already know? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Does the student engage in meaningful learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are materials available a range of reading levels? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____   PROCESS (8) Are a variety of activities used that vary the ways the students might learn? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (such as internet sites, visuals, debates, projects, journals, models) ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are questions asked that have more than one possible answer? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are questions asked that require students to analyze the readings ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ and provide evidence for their answers? Do students have the opportunity to work on tiered assignments? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are problem solving and research skills taught? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Based on pre- or post-tests, are students allowed to move to the next concept, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ or do enrichment activities, or do independent study? Are students able to select different activities to learn the content? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Do students understand various learning processes, so they can use ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ them when necessary?  

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (7): T Teacher Checklist for Differentiating Instruction, page 2 of 2 Franny McAleer, frannymcaleer@learnerslink.com Think about your curriculum and instruction, and assess your use of each of the strategies listed below. Never Seldom Sometimes Frequently Always PRODUCT: (4) Are students given opportunities to select the way they would like ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ to complete a project or show what they know? Are students given opportunities to self-evaluate their own work ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ according to teacher and/or student set criteria? Do products have an audience, sometimes outside the ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ classroom? Are products developed that show application and creativity? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (7): Are students encouraged to interact with one another when learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Do students have a chance to work alone, in pairs and in small groups? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are students flexibly grouped according to what they already know, need to learn, their learning style, or by their interests? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are there interest centers that students may use when they finish their work? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are there learning centers that students may create or use? Can the students use technology to connect to others outside the classroom ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ and as a tool for learning content? Are varied resources available including those outside of the school? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____