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EFFECTIVE DIFFERENTIATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM

ABOUT THIS COURSE

RETHINK YOUR WHOLE APPROACH TO CHALLENGING ALL STUDENTS

DURATION: TWO DAYS

Providing effective differentiation continues to be a challenge for teachers in schools throughout the world, and is often highlighted as an area for improvement in school accreditation or inspection reports. It is also true that many suggest it is actually impossible to differentiate effectively for all students!  However, by re-thinking what differentiation really IS, and by re-thinking what we DO in the classroom, it becomes possible to differentiate in a way that is both highly effective and sustainable.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Develop a deeper understanding of the role of differentiation
  • Explore practical approaches to raise, challenge, and support all learners
  • Consider specific strategies to support students with additional learning needs
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DAY ONE

SESSION 1

What do we really mean by ‘differentiation’? We will explore the educational philosophy behind differentiation and consider the impact this philosophy has had on teaching and learning across the world.

SESSION 2

So how can we differentiate effectively? A look at a range of fully road-tested, practical strategies to challenge all learners that have high impact and are low on teacher preparation time to include SOLO taxonomy.

SESSION 3

How can we ensure that all learners are challenged appropriately? We will pick apart a number of ideas for maximising challenge and independence for learners with additional needs, including EAL and multilinguals. This will include the role of meta-cognition as a technique to stretch learners.

DAY TWO

SESSION 1

How can we use formative assessment to support differentiation further? We will run through practical ideas to assess learning and progress that are quick and easy to use. We will examine the concept of ‘responsive teaching’ as one of the most effective ways of using formative assessment techniques to support differentiation. The role of feedback and how to vary its depth will assist with differentiation, as well.

SESSION 2

How can we improve questioning skills to support differentiation? A ‘pick and mix’ of ideas to develop questioning skills and improve student responses across ability and age, ranging from the Questioning matrix to embedding Socratic techniques, and more.

SESSION 3

Which digital tools might help support differentiation? We will dive into the digital world to try out some great applications for the 21st Century classroom, raising engagement and challenge along the way. The course is accompanied by a comprehensive resource booklet for each participant, including key slides from the course presentation.

ABOUT DRAGONFLY TRAINING

Dragonfly Training are a trusted ECIS Partner who have trained over 250,000 teachers at more than 3,000 schools in over 50 countries.

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Founded in 1965, ECIS is a non-profit global membership organisation that supports schools. ECIS was the first educational collaborative to serve Europe and has grown into a leading global association. Our historical foundation has always been to provide thought leadership and the ECIS tradition of sustainable, caring, and inclusive learning will forever be our legacy.

Together, we create a movement to change the way the world learns.
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