In Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
Depth, Complexity, Novelty & Acceleration California’s Recommended GATE Program Standards
Universal Themes In the Scope & Sequence for Differentiation, each grade level has a specific Universal Theme Students should be taught the big ideas or generalizations related to each Universal Theme Teachers help students make connections between the Universal Theme and their grade level curriculum Students begin to deepen their thinking and make their own connections to the Universal Theme
Open-Ended Questioning Teachers should consider: Purpose of questioning Intellectual Demand Effective questions lead not only to answers, but to more questions
Technology Digital Natives: our students speak the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet Digital Natives have little patience for lectures, step-by-step logic, and “tell-test” instruction. Digital Natives think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors Adapted from Marc Prensky Digital Natives Digital Immigrants 2001
Product Choice Authentic Assessment Respects the learner Allows for creativity and expression Co-created rubrics
Depth & Complexity Icons of Depth & Complexity as thinking tools
On-going Assessment Pre- and post-tests Curriculum compacting Accelerated curriculum Tiered Lessons Independent Study
Flexible Grouping Cluster grouping in classrooms Remediation & Acceleration Meeting the needs of all learners
Differentiated Instruction = Good Teaching