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Professional Development
and Research.
Search the University Library
databases for two articles
discussing the benefits of a
professional learning
community to school culture
and examine Figure 2 of your
text, Differentiated
Instructional Strategies in
Practice: Training,
Implementation, and
Supervision
Professional Learning
Communities.
A significant part of
differentiated instruction
implementation is created
through professional
development. Complete the
Creating and Sustaining a
Professional Learning
Community checklist in
Chapter 1 of Differentiated
Instructional Strategies in
Practice
Job-Embedded Learning.
How does your school or
workplace use job-embedded
learning? After reading
Chapters II-1 and II-2, discuss
two strategies that you would
offer to your administrator or
supervisor to increase
engagement in job-embedded
learning. How will these
strategies increase the
effectiveness of jobembedded learning
Four Corners.
What is the purpose of the
Four Corners strategy? How
could it be used in a
classroom? How could it be
used in a professional
development setting?
Conceptualize and summarize
how the Four Corners strategy
may be used to develop a
concept of interest to you,
keeping an intended audience
in mind (i.e.,
Multiple Intelligences.
Review the information on the
Multiple Intelligences
interactive chart and click on
the Take a Test tab.
Complete the test and view
your results. Share your
results with your classmates.
How will the results impact
your own choices for learning?
Do you believe your education
would have been improved if
your own teachers
Assessment Strategies.
Analyze the assessment
strategies presented in your
reading and within your
research on differentiated
instruction. Identify two
assessment strategies that
may be used to differentiate
instruction in a low-performing
school. How do these
assessment strategies benefit
a high-performing student in a
Adjustable Assignments,
Compacting, and Grouping.
How are adjustable
assignments, compacting, and
grouping used in differentiated
instruction? Provide a brief
summary of, as well as a
strategy for implementing,
each technique discussed in
the reading. Imagine that you
are providing professional
development on these topics
Graphic Organizers.
Chapter II-6 of your text
discusses several graphic
organizers that can be used
for student success. Which of
these have you used with
students? Of those you have
not used, which would you try
in a classroom? How can you
differentiate instruction with
graphic organizers? Discuss a
concept that is important
Personal Reflection.
Critically reflect on your work
thus far. What have you
learned about the uses of
differentiated instruction in
both the classroom and in
professional development?
How will you use what you
have learned to benefit your
organization or an
organization that you will work
for in the future?
Implementing Change.
Review Figure 80 in your
reading. Describe a situation
in your past experience where
you implemented change or
could have implemented
change. How could you use
this chart to increase the
effects of this change? Was
this change process a
success? Based on your
readings, how could you have
Managing Change.
Change can be difficult for
some people. Think about a
change you would like to see
in your educational or work
environment. How would you
implement this change?
Consider and discuss the
possible resistance that you
may encounter from your
professional community.
Teacher Leadership.
Read the required article,
Asking the Right Questions
(Reason, C. & Reason, L.,
2007). Reflect on what you
have learned about teacher
leadership. How can you
implement change within an
organization? How do you
manage this change outside
of a designated leadership
position?
Supporting Change.
How does your work setting
sustain morale and
commitment from employees
in times of change? Is the
current support for change in
your workplace successful?
What strategies for supporting
change in your work
environment would you
provide to your administrators
Differentiated Instruction
Research Paper
During each week of this
course, you will research and
analyze differentiated
instruction and the leadership
principles necessary to
implement effective
professional development for
understanding differentiated
instruction. Using the
assignment in Week Five as
the foundation for your Final
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