Teaching & Learning
Differentiated Instruction Program (DI)

Differentiated Instruction Resource: The fall 2005 issue of the Journal of Staff Development (JSD) has the theme of Differentiated Instruction, and contains many resources for teachers. Check it out!

Save the Dates!
Differentiating for Today's Classrooms

Day 1: Planning for Differentiated Instruction
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Day 2: Managing the Differentiated Classroom
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Day 3: Assessing Within the Differentiated Classroom
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Day 4: Teaching Within the Differentiated Classroom
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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About DI

The Differentiated Instruction Program (DI) continues the work of SERC’s former Integrated Instruction Initiative. The goal of the DI program is to assist educators in designing and implementing instruction that maximizes each student's growth by meeting each student’s needs and helping the student to progress. Participants are provided the opportunity to design units of instruction that: set high standards and expectations for all students; are meaningful and developmentally built on prior and related knowledge; and are aligned with The Connecticut Framework: K-12 Curricular Goals and Standards (1999). When educators differentiate instruction, they must recognize and incorporate various learning styles in instruction as well as multiple means of assessment. In practice, it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students' diverse needs. Learning activities and materials are varied by students' preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves, by topic in response to students' interests, and by difficulty to challenge students at different readiness levels. The DI program looks at all aspects of effective instruction – planning, teaching, managing, and assessing.
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