Friday, October 12, 2012

Ways to Differentiate

Mindsteps is a company committed to helping teachers improve their praxis "today to
raise student achievement tomorrow." Part of their resource collection is devoted to ways educators can differentiate instruction to fit their students' various needs and abilties. Mindsteps classifies students into four categories: Low Content, High Process (LCHP); Low Content, Low Process (LCLP); High  Content, Low Process (HCLP); and finally High Content, High Process (HCHP). The Four Types of Students – Reference Guide offers suggested strategies for each of these four types in the areas of content, process, product, and environment. To further increase teachers' awareness of their students' diverse needs, Mindsteps has developed a Blank Differentiated Unit Planning Sheet to guide teachers as they develop their lessons. The website also offers links to sample units in three different disciplines (Englishhistory, and math) to serve as exemplars.

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