8. “Thinking about Two Kinds of
Classes”
Complete the first column
Share / explain to an elbow
partner
9. “Empty vessel” / differences equal
Student
problems
Teacher Provides the answers
Time Fixed
Curriculum Mastery of facts
Whole class, single pace & only
Instruction
summative assessments
10. Using your non-dominant
hand:
Write your name at the bottom left
corner
Recreate the following image from
memory
17. “Currently, students are required to
adapt . . . to the prevalent teaching
practices, instructional materials and
assessment instruments. Those who
can’t adapt are viewed as being
deficient in their ability to learn.”
Marie Carbo, Educating Everybody’s Children
18. Let’s try again but use your
dominant hand and think of . . .
40. different styles of content, process,
product
respectful of all learners
proactive
41. different styles of content, process,
product
respectful of all learners
proactive
a blend of whole class, small group,
and individual instruction
42. different styles of content, process,
product
respectful of all learners
proactive
a blend of whole class, small group,
and individual instruction
focused on students
46. Definition?
“A flexible approach to teaching in
which the teacher plans and carries out
varied approaches to content, process,
and product in anticipation of and in
response to student differences in
readiness, interests, and learning needs”
Carol Ann Tomlinson
64. Content
• Multiple options for delivering appropriate
information
Process
• Multiple options for making sense of that
information
Product
• Multiple options for expressing what students
know
82. “The biggest mistake . . . in teaching
has been to treat all children as if
they are variants of the same individual
and thus to feel justified in teaching them all
the same subjects in the same way.”
Howard Gardner
84. William Shakespeare Stephen King
Oprah Winfrey GreenDay
Steven Hawkins Dixie Chicks
Jacques Cousteau Frank Lloyd Wright
Mahatma Gandhi Albert Einstein
Tiger Woods John Elway
Martin Luther King, Jr. Pablo Picasso
Forrest Gump George Washington Carver
91. “Problem solver” / differences are
Student
the basis for planning
Teacher Provides the questions
Time Related to student needs
Curriculum Mastery of ideas
Varied structure, varied pace,
Instruction
multiple assessment types
92. “Our task is not to provide an education
for the kind of kids we used to have, or
want to have, or the kind that exists in
our dreams.
93. Our task is to provide an education for
the kind of kids we do have.”
Mary Kay Utecht
