EDUC 547
Differentiated Lesson: Differentiating by Interest Assignment Instructions
Overview
Planning lessons differentiated by readiness, interest, and learning profile are the basics of differentiating instruction to student traits. Differentiating based on student traits assists the learner in multiple ways. Differentiating instruction by readiness ensures tasks closely align with the understanding and skill level of the learner. Differentiating instruction by interest utilizes student’s natural curiosity for a topic. Lastly, differentiating instruction by learner profile focuses on making the learning accessible and applicable to each student.
In addition, as you differentiate by student readiness, interest, and learning profile, you must examine each element of your lesson: content, process, and products. While all three of these items are interconnected in a lesson, while planning for differentiated instruction, understanding how to differentiate each item according to student readiness, interest, and learning profile can assist you manage a differentiated classroom.
This assignment allows you to practice what you have been reading about in the textbook concerning planning lessons by readiness, interest, and learning profile within the context of content, process, and products. The purpose of this assignment is to use Differentiated Lessons Assignment and discuss ways to integrate specific strategies to address content, process and products. You will use the three lesson plans you developed in your Differentiated Lessons Assignment, and complete the template.
Instructions
Download the Differentiated Strategies Template and review your Differentiated Lessons Assignment. Open the template and review the requirements. Review the feedback for your Differentiated Lessons Assignment.
Part One
Lesson One – Readiness: Content, Process, and Product
Using your Lesson One – Readiness from your Differentiated Lessons Assignment, you will determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on readiness. For this section of the template, you will provide a background to differentiating based on student readiness in light of content, process, and product. You will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content of this lesson. Then, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the process of this lesson. Finally, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the product of this lesson. Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.
The template provides an explanation for each of these items and the exact structure for how you need to report these items. Please follow the template.
Lesson Two – Interest: Content, Process, and Product
Using your Lesson Two – Interest from your Differentiated Lessons Assignment, you will determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on student interest. For this section of the template, you will provide a background to differentiating based on student interest in light of content, process, and product. You will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content of this lesson. Then, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the process of this lesson. Finally, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the product of this lesson. Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.
The template provides an explanation for each of these items and the exact structure for how you need to report these items. Please follow the template.
Lesson Three – Learning Profile: Content, Process, and Product
Using your Lesson Three – Learning Profile from your Differentiated Lessons Assignment, you will determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on student profile. For this section of the template, you will provide a background to differentiating based on student profile in light of content, process, and product. You will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content of this lesson. Then, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the process of this lesson. Finally, you will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the product of this lesson. Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.
The template provides an explanation for each of these items and the exact structure for how you need to report these items. Please follow the template.
Part Four – Reflection
For this section of the template, you will respond to five questions aimed to assist you in reflecting on the assignment. The template provides an explanation for each of these items and the exact structure for how you need to report these items. Please follow the template.