Differentiating Secondary Math Instruction
Educators Challenged by Tiered Math Games
Attendees in the Differentiating Instruction in the Secondary Math Classroom session had the opportunity to try out several of the strategies recommended by the presenter Nanci Smith. Participants commented on the higher level thinking (i.e., justify, defend, analyze) demanded in the tiered math games and Nanci shared tips for developing them.
In this session, Nanci noted that critical to successful differentiation in any classroom is ongoing assessment to know how ready students are for what they are learning, as well as what their preferred ways of learning and interests are.
Nanci, educational consultant and member of the ASCD DI Cadre, offered examples of how to assess student readiness and preferences and then provided examples of how several instructional strategies can be used in the math class, including cubing, think dots, RAFTs, tiered lessons, and tiered games-- some differentiated for student readiness and others differentiated for varied learning styles such as Sternberg's Intelligences and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.
Related Resources
Attendees in the Differentiating Instruction in the Secondary Math Classroom session had the opportunity to try out several of the strategies recommended by the presenter Nanci Smith. Participants commented on the higher level thinking (i.e., justify, defend, analyze) demanded in the tiered math games and Nanci shared tips for developing them.
In this session, Nanci noted that critical to successful differentiation in any classroom is ongoing assessment to know how ready students are for what they are learning, as well as what their preferred ways of learning and interests are.
Nanci, educational consultant and member of the ASCD DI Cadre, offered examples of how to assess student readiness and preferences and then provided examples of how several instructional strategies can be used in the math class, including cubing, think dots, RAFTs, tiered lessons, and tiered games-- some differentiated for student readiness and others differentiated for varied learning styles such as Sternberg's Intelligences and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.
Related Resources
- Instructional Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (video series)
- Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum Grades 5-9
- Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 9-12
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