1. Magothy River Middle School
Are You Smarter
Than a DI Expert?
Magothy River Middle School

2. Are You Smarter Than a DI Expert?

3. Are You Smarter Than a DI Expert?
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Are You Smarter Than a DI Expert?
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5th Level Topic 2
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4th Level Topic 3
4th Level Topic 4
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4. 5th Level Topic 1 Question
What do we need to assess before beginning a new unit or topic of study in our classrooms?

5. 5th Level Topic 1 Answer
READINESS!

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7. 5th Level Topic 2 Question
What does this symbol represent?

8. 5th Level Topic 2 Answer
TEACHING &
LEARNING CYCLE!

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10. 4th Level Topic 3 Question
What is evident when students understand and apply important concepts, processes, and ideas?
Hint: It begins with an “R”!

11. 4th Level Topic 3 Answer
RIGOR!

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

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

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15. 4th 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!

16. 4th Level Topic 4 Answer
Relevance, of course!

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

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19. 3rd Level Topic 5 Question
What does a “Quality Learning Environment” look like?

20. 3rd 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.

21. 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…

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

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24. 3rd 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!

25. 3rd Level Topic 6 Answer
Planning For Learning!

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

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28. 2nd Level Topic 7 Question
What is the single-most influential factor on student achievement in a school?

29. 2nd Level Topic 7 Answer
The Teacher!

30. 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.

31. Tier the content (objective), process (thinking verbs, questions, etc
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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33. 2nd Level Topic 8 Question
What is “Assessment for Learning”?

34. 2nd 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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36. 1st 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”?

37. Differentiated Instruction!
1st Level Topic 9 Answer
Differentiated Instruction!

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39. 1st Level Topic 10 Question
Does differentiating instruction mean I have to make two to three versions of every assignment?

40. Absolutely Not! 1st Level Topic 10 Answer
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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42. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11
Where can I find more resources to help me in the classroom?

43. 1,000,000 Answer
DI Team
Fellow Colleagues
DI Blackboard Site

44. Do something with the information provided by formative assessment.
Assessment is a process and not an event.
Provide students with feedback that is descriptive & not judgmental to keep
them motivated.
Begin with the end in mind.

45. Where do you fall now on the DI Continuum?
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Where do you fall now on the
DI Continuum?
What new DI strategies will you implement this year?

47. DI Self-Assessment Activity- 4 Corners Game

48. Insert Chris’ slides here.

49. DI Sorting Activity

50. Insert direction slides here.

51. DI Blackboard Site