This week in class
we learned about individualized learning and it was reinforced with this week's
readings. Individualized techniques we learned about are:
- Supervised Study
- Independent Study
- Experiments
- Notebooks
- Sheets
- Information
- Assignment
- Skill
This types of
learning strategies are to help students in an individual way and maybe not as
personalized.
What intrigued me
most about the reading though was learning about differentiated learning and
how it compares to individual learning. All throughout the semester we have
been learning about variability in the classroom. After learning more about
differentiated learning, I feel as though there are many similarities. While individualized learning begins with one
student's needs, differentiated learning starts with multiple students or
groups.
In most classrooms,
especially agriscience classrooms, you have students across the spectrum and
students that are reading and learning on different levels. For differentiated
learning, students are divided into groups for activities; however, students are
not always in the same group with the same people, and they do different types
of activities. Teachers must design their lessons around students' needs, which
creates a lot more work on their end. This is because each group is tasked with
completing an activity in a way that best suits them. This means not only is
the teacher taking the time to make sure special activities are planned, but
they are also taking the time to understand how their students learn and
separating them into groups based on that.
I don't foresee
myself using this type of learning all the time, but I can see myself figuring
out how to work this into my curriculum and using as part of my variability in
my classroom!
References:
(n.d.) Retrieved
October 15, 2017, from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/individualized-instruction-vs-differentiated-instruction
EduGains.
(2015). Reach every student through
differentiated instruction. Retrieved from http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesDI/Brochures/DIBrochureOct08.pdf
Karlie, great job connecting ITTs and differentiated learning to variability. Have you found any resources to help you incporapfe these things into your teaching beyond just the curriculum itself? Nice job this week!
ReplyDeleteKarlie, I am glad that you included how you found that they are similar! Good job reading into this information and connecting it! Keep up the good work!
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