Differentiation for Learning

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Week 1: Key principles of differentiating for learning

• Everyone can develop knowledge, understanding and skills
• All students need to be challenged in their thinking in order to learn
• All learners in the classroom need to be motivated to learn

Week 2: Importance of diagnosing current levels of understanding

• How does assessment for learning and differentiating for learning link
• Assessing understanding
• Modelled diagnostic activities

Weeks 3 and 4: Differentiating for learning by task

• Different ways of differentiating the learning
• Enabling students to access the learning
• Differentiating for learning by task - pyramids of learning
• Differentiating for learning by task - quadrants
• Enabling students to access the learning through scaffolding
• Differentiating for learning by task - thinking organisers and help desks

Week 5: Evaluating practice and next steps

• Reflecting on learning
• Linking back to key principles

Differentiation for Learning builds upon formative assessment concepts introduced in:

• Introducing Assessment for Learning
• Planning for Learning: Formative Assessment