Lesson 2: Content, Process, and product

Lesson 2: Strategies to Differentiate Instruction

Differentiating involves making changes to one or more of these elements:

1. Content - what the teacher plans to teach/ what the students need to learn
2. Process - how the students will access the information/ activities students use to master the content
3. Product - the method students use to demonstrate learning/

Differentiating by Content requires a teacher to make changes in the following ways

• Is usually determined by formative assessment
• Can include various forms of delivery
• Content may be shared through varied reading materials for different levels
• Text materials could be put on an audio format
• Spelling and vocabulary lists can be used based on the readiness level of individual students
• Flexible grouping can be implemented to reteach concepts and or extend thinking skills
• Multi-leveled questions can be used
• Modeling to varying degrees takes place
• Students are given opportunities to choose their content based on interests

Differentiating by Process requires a teacher to make changes in the following ways

• Using tiered activities to help learners understand information with different levels of support, challenge, or complexity
• Center or Station work
• Developing personal agendas
• Learning logs or personal journals
• Varying the length of time that it takes for students to complete a task
• Note-taking organizers
• Jigsaws
• Learning Menus
• Webquests
• Cubing

Differentiating by Product requires a teacher to make changes in the following ways

• Using choice boards
• Podcasts
• Presentations
• Quizzes or Tests
• Using rubrics that match and extend students individual levels
• Encouraging students to create their own product assignment
• Enabling students to use contemporary media/technology in ways that demonstrate understanding