Students learn things in different ways. What makes sense to one person, might take someone else time to figure out. Teachers must devise a way to help everyone at the same time. John McCarthy proposes there are three different methods for teachers to reach every student. Those methods are content, process, and product.
3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do
Content is simply varying the delivery method. They can watch a video, play a game, or simply listen to a discussion. Process means how the student understands the information. You can give a lecture all day long, but if the student can’t apply the knowledge, have you really taught them? Product gives the student a choice in learning, and it is there where true learning takes place. Their ideas are center stage when you differentiate product.
Key Takeaways:
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Differentiated Instruction allows teachers to educate their students in a diverse way.
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Teachers have great experience with content, process and product as that is how they educate their students.
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These three items allow teachers to educate but there are many different ways through apps, software and social media in which teachers can educate on a higher level.
Author: John McCarthy
Author Quote
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The skill set required to differentiate seems mystical to some and incomprehensible to others in this environment of state standards and high-stakes tests. Where does one find the time? The reality is that every teacher already has the tools to differentiate in powerful ways for all learners.
”More Info: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-ways-to-plan-john-mccarthy
