3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #102, 21st June 2022

Differentiated instruction is difficult. Differentiated instruction is time-consuming. Differentiated instruction is putting different abilities children in separate groups. Differentiated instruction is necessary. Differentiated instruction ensures success for every student. Differentiated instruction… What is? and what it is not. Here are some ideas. If you are a teacher and find implementing differentiated instruction challenging to plan, join me this Friday for a workshop. You will find the details in the Showcase section of this newsletter.

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

• “Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.” – Carol Ann Tomlinson
• The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects in the same way. – Howard Gardner

One Video of the Week

Effective Differentiation: Where a growth mindset meets the ZPD.

Originally a Scottish research scientist, Yvonne started work as a teacher of mathematics and science at Sunshine College in 2007. She and fellow teacher Jodie Parsons started to develop and trial various ways to improve student outcomes in mathematics. They experimented with a variety of curriculum styles and listened to the advice (but didn’t often take it) from teachers wide and far, crediting most of their professional learning to the students themselves.

At Sunshine College, they revolutionized the mathematics curriculum by doing away with the textbooks and developing lessons that were fully inclusive and differentiated.

Both Yvonne and Jodie have co‐authored several papers and have presented at many conferences in Australia and around the world, conferences in the US and New Zealand, and picked up an award at the ACER Excellence in Professional Practice Conference for an outstanding conference presentation.

Showcase of the Week

Here is the registration link:

https://m.centa.org/pwa/masterclasses/package/ind/285

• Why do we need to understand Differentiated Instruction?
• What is Differentiated Instruction, and What is not?
• How to transact DI in your class?
  Get a good understanding of DI and practical strategies for implementing it in your classrooms of all ages. Join me next Friday, 24th June at 5.00 pm

(you can send in your advertorial/advertisement for the showcase segment to niveditamukerjee10@gmail.com. This newsletter is free for subscription and reaches a community of nearly 15,000 educators, parents and students)

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Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write.  With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn and, experience while I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions and, ed-tech organizations.

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