PLUACLD961
Differentiated Instruction:
An Introductory Course
Standard 2: Teaching and Learning
PLUACLD961
​Differentiated Instruction
An Introductory Course for Teachers & Instructional Coaches
Standard 2: Teaching and Learning
10 week course
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Course Overview
Do you think that students have different strengths and needs? Do you believe that students learn at different rates? Do you have students with multiple academic abilities in your classroom? Does it feel overwhelming or almost impossible to meet those needs in every lesson? Differentiated Instruction can assist you in meeting these needs. Differentiated instruction is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. It is also a model that guides instructional planning in response to students’ needs. In a differentiated classroom, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches to content, process, and product in anticipation of and response to student differences in readiness, interest, and learning needs (Tomlinson, 2017). Differentiation requires teachers to assess students and adjust the content, process and product to meet their students’ needs. This course will increase your framework of thinking about "differentiation" in your classroom, understand the intent of differentiation, and add strategies and tools to your repertoire for supporting more students in greater success during all aspects of teaching and learning.
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Course Objectives
To increase your framework of thinking about “differentiation” in your classroom.
To understand the intent of differentiation (philosophy and principles).
Add strategies & tools to your repertoire for supporting more students in greater success during all aspects of teaching and learning.
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Prerequisites
This course is for teachers, curriculum specialists, and instructional coaches who hold an
Alabama Administrative Certificate.
Participants are expected to have regular access to the Internet. Additionally, participants should be familiar with using email, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, scanning and uploading files, and browsing the Internet. Further, participants are expected to create a Google account.
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Course Tuition
Course Tuition is $275.00.
You will be granted an extension for 5 days only at a cost of $75.00. NO ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED. If you need additional time after you have paid for the 5 days, you must sign up to retake the course and pay $275.00.
All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
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Purchase orders are accepted. Please email us to request a copy of our W-9.
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Course Dates
Check back Fall 2024!
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