Differentiated Instruction

Damaris Martinez
Einstein's Law of Relativity
Agenda
● Presentation Objectives
● Surveys: Creating Learner Profiles
○ Major Components
○ Examples
○ Implementation
○ Activity: “Skeleton of a Survey”
○ Quick Check: Go Formative
● Task Cards
○ Major Components
○ Examples
○ Activity: “Anatomy of a Task Card”
○ Quick Check: GoFormative
● Exit Slip
Objective
1a. Pre-service teachers will be able to identify Surveys: Creating Learning Profiles
and Task Cards
1b. Pre-service teachers will be able to apply Surveys: Creating Learning Profiles
and Task Cards to their content area.
Grouping
You will have 30 seconds to get into your group. Once you have found your other group members you
may sit together.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Bailey C. Caleigh S. Sarah S. Kayley T. Riza G. Cassandra

C.
Adam W. Anthony P. Will L. Roshni T. Annika C.
Andrew C.
Anna Stitt Gabriella R. Megan S. Breeana S.

Ken A.
 Surveys: Creating Learner Profile
3 Major Components

Purpose: What do you hope to learn from these surveys?

Use of Data: How will you use the data you collect?

Length: Are there too many questions? Did I collect all the data I needed?

Turn and Talk: You have 2 minutes

● What do you believe was the purpose of the questions asked on the
survey?
● How do you believe that we implemented the data collected?
Surveys: Creating Learners Profiles
Sample Questions:

● What their favorite subject it? ⇢ (Interest/Interdisciplinary Skills)

● Reason for taking class? ⇢ (Motivation/ Interest)
● Type of Learner⇢(Learning Style/ Applying Different Learning Modalities)
● Plans after end of course/ high school? ⇢ (Interest/Motivation)

Personal Information

● Extra-Curricular Activities? ⇢(Building rapport/planning)

● Hobbies? ⇢(Building rapport)
● “Fun Facts”⇢(Building rapport)
Surveys: Creating Learner Profiles
Learner Profiles
Skeleton of a Survey
Instructions: With the help of your group members use the worksheet in order to create a survey that you can use
within your content area. Create at least 5 questions and answer their corresponding prompts. If you finish early come
up with more questions you could include in your survey. You have 6 minutes to complete this task.

Purpose

What are you hoping to learn by asking this particular question?

Usage of Data

How will you use the data you collect from the students?

Length

Is the length of my survey to long? Did I ask enough questions to address my purpose?
Survey: Creating Learner Profiles QR Code

Point
your
Review Time! Camera
at ME!
● Take your phones out and open the camera.
● Point your camera to the QR Code
● It will give you the option to take you to a different page
● Answer the questions

You have 1:30 to answer all of them.

Grouping
You will have 30 seconds to get into your group. Once you have found your other group members you
may sit together.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Bailey C. Will L. Breena S. Anika C. Riza G.

Megan S. Caleigh S. Adam W. Anthony P. Kayley T.

Cassandra Sarah S. Gabriella R. Roshni T. Anna S.

C.
Andrew C.
Ken A.
Task Cards
Purpose: To offer learning supports to students based on their readiness level.

Major Components

● The objective must all be the same.

● Must have appropriate scaffolded for students who are On target, Below
target, Above Target. (i.e Tiered)
The Anatomy of Task Cards Front of Card

Measurable Objective remains the same

for ALL task cards
Green Task Cards
Must have at least one task card for
students who are below target, one for on
target, and one for above target.
Back of Card

● How will you challenge each student

at each target level?
● What type of supports will you offer Insert Task Instructions Here
each target level?
Activity Time
Instructions:
● You will choose any of the Task Cards to complete. When
you have completed your chosen task, you must choose
to another to complete.
● You may work with your group
● You will have 5 minutes
Task Cards
Blue Task Card Purple Task Card Pink Task Card

Label the Diagram Write the the steps for gradual release
and explain what happens during each
step.
Create a diagram, label each step
of gradual release and explain
what happens during each step.

Explain what happens during each step

I do:
We do:
You do:
Task Cards
QR Code
Review Time!

Take your phones out and open the camera.

Point
your
Point your camera to the QR Code Camera
at ME!
It will take you to a different page

Answer the questions

You have 2 minutes to answer all of them.

Self-Assessment
Take your phones out and open the camera.

Point your camera to the QR Code

It will take you to a different page

Answer the questions

You have 4 minutes to answer all of them. QR Code

Exit Slip
Instructions: Choice ONE bullet point to answer. Do not
forget to explicitly justify your answer. You will have 6
minutes to complete this task.

Once you have complete it, please raise your hand and
someone will come pick it up.

* If you prefer to type your answer you can scan the QR*
Code to assess the Exit Slip on GoFormative
ode
QRC

Email: dmart033@plattsburgh.edu
Learning Styles
Kinesthetic Auditory Visual Kinesthetic/Visual Vis/Aud/Kin
Caleigh S Breena S. Anna S. Bailey C. Sarah S.
Adam Weeks Kayley T. Anthony P.

Riza Grey Megan S. Will L.

Gabriella R. Roshni T. Anika C.

Cassandra C. Andrew C.