Day 1
01 Intro 02 CSD Overview 03 Break 04 ML 1: U1L3 05 Tools and Strategies 06 Lunch 07 ML 2: U1L7 08 Tools and Strategies 09 Lesson Assignments 10 Break 11 Lesson Planning 12 Wrap Up 13 Fac. Debrief
Day 2
14 Intro 15 ML 3: U2L2 16 Tools and Strategies 17 Break 18 Lesson Planning 19 Lunch 20 ML 4: U2L3 21 Break 22 Tools and Strategies 23 TLO 1: U2L5 24 Wrap Up 25 Fac. Debrief
Day 3
26 Intro 27 Understanding Context 28 TLO 2: U2L6 29 Break 30 TLO 3: U2L9 31 Lunch 32 TLO 4: U2L11 33 Classroom Culture 34 Break 35 TLO 5: U2L16 36 Wrap Up 37 Fac. Debrief
Day 4
38 Intro 39 Bias and Responsibility 40 Unit 3 Intro 41 Break 42 TLO 6: U3L2 43 TLO 7: U3L3 44 Lunch 45 Differentiation 46 TLO 8: U3L4 47 Break 48 Content Wrap Up 49 Barriers, Opportunities, and Commitments 50 Wrap Up 51 Fac. Debrief
Day 5
52 Intro 53 Prep for the Year 54 Assessment 55 Break 56 Revisit Topics 57 Community 58 Lunch 59 Planning 60 Closing Ceremonies 61 End Early & Friday Facilitator Debrief

Session 45: Differentiation

35 minutes

discussion-based

Purpose

In this session, participants are given time to share ideas and learn about opportunities for differentiation within the CS Discoveries curriculum. The goal of the session is for participants to commit to one thing they will do in their classrooms to meet the unique learning needs of their students.

Objectives

  • Participants collaborate and share differentiation strategies and ideas
  • Participants commit to trying one strategy for differentiation with their students

Supplies & Prep

Room Setup

  • Participants are seated in pods

Facilitator Supplies and Prep

Teacher Materials

Agenda

Who are our students? (11 minutes)

Differentiation Options and Ideas (12 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Who are our students? (11 minutes)

(1 minute) Context Setting

Remarks

Throughout the week we have been reflecting on how our identities impact how we interact with our students and how our students interact with us. Just as our students come to us with unique identities, they also come to us with unique learning needs. In this session, we are going to explore some of the ways the CS Discoveries curriculum can support differentiation to meet the needs of your students.

(5 minutes) Journal Reflection

Participant Instructions:

  • Think about the students you have had in your classroom. If you are a first year teacher, think about students that you have been in classes with.
  • In your journal, write a short description of three different students. When does each student excel? When does each student struggle? What is unique and special about this student? What is important for us to know about this student?

(5 minutes) Share Out

Participants share out in groups of two or three.

Prompt: Who are your students? What makes their learning unique?

Remarks

Now that we have students in mind, let’s think about how we might be able to support them. Let’s start by sharing ideas and strategies that we are already using.

Differentiation Options and Ideas (12 minutes)

(11 minutes) Group Brainstorm

Prompt: What strategies do you use in your classroom (or have you experienced as a student) to meet the unique learning needs of your students? What strategies do others use that you might want to try?

  • (5 minutes) Table Talk: Participants share with the people at their table
  • (6 minutes) Group Share Out: Ask if anyone learned a strategy from another participant that they are excited to try.

(5 minutes) CS Discoveries Guide to Differentiation

Remarks

Now that we have some ideas in mind, let’s look at some ways that CS Discoveries provides opportunities for differentiation.

Participant Instructions:

  • Turn to page 59 of your curriculum guide
  • Read the Guide to Differentiation on pages 59 - 60
  • As you read, think about the students you wrote about in your journal. What strategies from the Guide to Differentiation might be helpful to use to support these students?

(6 minutes) Share and Discuss

Participant Instructions:

  • Find a new partner from a new table.
  • Tell your partner about one of your students and what strategy you are going to use to support that student.
  • Ask your partner if they have additional ideas of ways to support this student.

(2 minutes) Journal

Remarks

In this session we have shared a lot of ideas of ways that we might be able to meet the unique learning needs of the students in our classrooms, however the reality of large class sizes, reduced planning time and many other obstacles teachers face often get in the way of our plans for better supporting our students. The goal is to make continuous progress not to be perfect from the start. We challenge you to pick one idea or strategy you heard in this session and give it a try. Once that is working well, add something new. Each small step we take gets us closer to our ultimate goal of creating a learning environment where all students have the opportunity to experience success.

Prompt: What is one strategy for differentiation that you commit to trying with your students in your classroom?