CPD- Differentiation for Learning
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March 29th, 2020
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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
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