Be able clarify essential learning goals in content areas and units

Understand and be able to describe, identify, and utilize the nine components of differentiated instruction

Have dozens of ideas, resources, and systems for differentiating in the general education setting

Have ideas for setting up classroom environments that are conducive to and enhance differentiated instruction

Learn ways for differentiating whole class lessons with multi-modality learning

Be able to use readiness inventories, and learning needs assessments for student planning

Develop a keen understanding of outcome variations addressing multiple intelligences

Be able to develop a rubric as a scoring matrix for independent projects

Develop a tiered learning assignment for a content unit*

Participate in interactive exercises intended for flexible grouping and multi-modality learning lessons

Develop simple accommodations and modifications for practical use in the general education classroom that meet the needs of different learning styles

Be able to access a myriad of online and printed resources for implementing differentiated instruction strategies

Have access to numerous hands-on materials, games, resources, teaching tools and learning outcome formats

Experience differentiated materials, student lessons, and activities to “make and take away”.

Understand the role of short-cycle assessments, formative assessment and readiness assessments for unit development, lesson planning and monitoring progress.

Create a short-cycle assessment for content areas and check for understanding *

Learn simple ways to create small flexible groups

Learn practical ways to teach independent work behaviours through student choice menus

Learn ways for teaching students self-monitoring and self-assessment on individual projects, rubrics, choice and tiered assignments