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

Session 45: Differentiation Options and Ideas

15 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

  • Full Cohort

Facilitator Supplies and Prep

Teacher Materials

Agenda

Differentiation Options and Ideas (15 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Differentiation Options and Ideas (15 minutes)

(3 minutes) Context Setting

Remarks

During the asynchronous sessions, you reflected on how you address the unique needs of your students and options for differentiation.

Using a summary slide, go over some of the ideas shared in the discussion forum during the asynchronous session, being sure to highlight impactful ideas.

(10 minutes) Group Slide

Remarks

Now that we have some ideas in mind, spend some time discussing with a partner some of these strategies:

  • 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 these sessions 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?