Abstract
In this chapter, Wormeli discusses the essential features of differentiated instruction: early and frequent evaluations of students' understanding, adjusting the complexity or range of assignments, orchestrating the learning experience, varying instructional approaches over time, and differentiating content and skills, process and products. He also provides a list of characteristics of successful teachers of differentiated instruction. These characteristics include willing to take risks, empathetic, organized, flexible, tenacious, resourceful, able to collaborate, and having a good sense of humor. Next, he shows us how to design a differentiated lesson. At the end, he throws in a section about "gifted students" and how instruction should be differentiated for them.
I really like his section on characteristics of teachers who have success with differentiation in the classroom. It's nice to be reminded of these things. I like that he also gives advice on how to better yourself in these areas. It's interesting to reflect on the skills I already have, and the skills that I need to develop further. I definitely feel like I have a pretty good sense of humor. I enjoy laughing at myself and awkward situations. Laughing just makes life easier. I also agree that it is important to collaborate with other teachers, so I don't think I will have a problem with that. When it comes to being resourceful, I feel like this is something that I will develop over time. It's all about being exposed to different situations and knowing what to do when they occur. It's hard to prepare for something when you don't know that it's going to happen.
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