differentiation

My school loop page has links to great sites for DIFFERENTIATION!

noredink

• adaptive grammar instruction adjusts to each student's skill level
• lets students choose topics and characters of high interest
• students work at own individual rates to master topics

Whoos reading?

• students write paragraphs to answer questions over books they've read
• the website gives writing tips on conventions and word choice
• I am able to change each students' instructional level to differentiate
• questions can be audible, and text to speech is available for student responses.

assessment

Genius hour rubric

Genius hour allows kids to explore their own passions and showcase their learning

assessing learning

• kids self-evaluate according to the rubric
• kids experience each others creations and learning processes
• each student is evaluated with the same rubric, but with consideration of individual leaning styles, abilities, and needs