EDU673 Week 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

EDU673 Week 4 Discussion  

Dq1

Student Readiness. After reading Chapter Five of the course text, create a checklist of the nineteen guidelines for differentiating curriculum in response to student readiness as a separate document. You can group the guidelines in whatever way makes the most sense for you. You are creating the checklist to keep as a tool for use in your current or future classrooms. Once you have created the checklist, upload the document in the Doc Sharing tool in the online classroom (please see the Course Materials section of the online course for a brief Doc Sharing video tutorial). In the discussion post, identify which five guidelines will be the most difficult for you to follow and explain why. Choose an additional five guidelines that will be the least difficult for you to follow. Explain why. Include an example of how you will implement the strategies suggested in those guidelines.

Guided Response: Review at least two of your peers’ postings and analyze the respective checklists. Offer any strategies you have found for overcoming the stated difficulties in following the guidelines. Include examples of curriculum or activities that align with the guidelines. 

Dq2

Student Interest. After watching the talks by Sir Ken Robinson (TED Talk – Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity, and TED Talk – Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the Learning Revolution!), answer the following questions:

1. Does differentiation make the difference between a good teacher and a great teacher? Why or why not?

2. Describe a time when you were working on something or learning about something and it felt like time

   flew by. How will you create that same experience for students?

3. How will you identify potential high-interest areas in your subject?

4. How will you build interest-based options in your curriculum?

Guided Response: Review at least two of your peers’ postings and extend their learning by asking them toclarify their point of view, provide examples or evidence. Share an insight or something you learned from reading your peer's posting or from the videos.