Differentiation Strategies that Work

No two students are alike in their abilities, interests and learning needs. While it can seem overwhelming to try to meet the learning needs of vastly different students, it is possible to differentiate learning without excessive planning and preparation.

This course explores highly effective strategies teachers can embed into their planning to ensure learning and assessment tasks are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. The focus of this course is helping teachers to develop instructional approaches that can be seamlessly incorporated throughout the whole of the learning process to ensure all students reach their full potential.

Course Content

Lesson One: Why Do We Provide Differentiation?

This introductory lesson explores why it is important that teachers provide differentiation, particularly exploring the idea of ‘student variability’ and its impact on both teaching and learning.

Lesson Two: What is Differentiation?

This lesson looks briefly at what differentiation is and what it isn’t, drawing on the work of prominent researchers in the field to explore the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of differentiation in the classroom.

Lesson Three: How Differentiation is Typically Provided

Lesson Three looks at some common approaches to differentiating teaching and learning in the classroom.

Lesson Four: Assumptions Underlying Common Approaches

This lesson explores two assumptions that often underpin teachers’ discourse on differentiation before examining an alternative approach to differentiation which is further explored in following Lessons.

Lesson Five: Universal Design for Learning.

Lesson Five unpacks Universal Design for Learning and its use in providing differentiation in the classroom.

Lesson Six: Suggested Strategies

The purpose of Lesson Six is to deepen teachers’ understanding of each of the three core aspects of UDL with novel approaches to guiding student learning and practical resources for implementation provided.

Course Information

Certified for 6 hours of professional learning

Available now on demand. This course is self paced and access does not expire.

Recognised by VIT, TRBSA, TRBWA,  TRBNT, QCT and TRBT as addressing APST 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 5.4

Suitable for: classroom teachers P-12, teacher aides/learning support, casual teachers, specialist teachers, school leaders, tertiary and adult educators and pre-service teachers

Cost:

Teacher: $179

Casual teachers: $69

Group or whole school <50 teachers:  $1890

Group or whole school >50 teachers:  $2590

Teacher Feedback

It was clearly presented, practical and gave me excellent ideas to use in my classroom. I particularly liked the ‘Universal Design for Learning’, engaging all students with opportunities to learn. It also helped me to understand the importance of feedback for myself and my students in critically analysing examples.

(S.L. 27/2/2023)

The content was presented in a concise and clear manner, making it easy to follow. The ease of the flow of the progressive learning. The right combination between scientific study and research as well as current examples. 

(J.S. 8/2/2023)

I liked learning more about differentiation. Most students are not average, they are variable and diverse and need environments that support the full range of learners in the classroom. I learnt about variability and how to design the best classroom for it. I liked all the strategies outlined to help support all differentiation in the classroom. 

(A.M. 2/2/2023)

The depth in explaining the complexity and different approaches to differentiation in the classroom. It was also fascinating to make the connection between differentiation and learning mindsets, and the power of language used in student feedback. 

(K.W. 4/1/2023)

The thinking behind the UDL makes so much sense and I cant wait to take it into the classroom. The information was user friendly and easy to access. (J.M. 25/10/2022)
Clear content and easy to understand. provided the opportunity to reflect on my own practice throughout the modules. (K.H. 20/8/2022)
I liked how they course broke down the steps required to differentiate learning for students. It set clear guidelines about the ways we can achieve that by focusing on the content, process and product. I liked the idea that we need to to differentiate from common needs with instructional goals, methods, materials and assessments that work for everyone. (B. 13/8/2022)

   A detailed and comprehensive approaches of differentiation with broad ways of implementation in the classroom.

(J. 18/7/2022)

I like how this course really broke down the concept of differentiation in terms of addressing some myths associated with Differentiation, aspects of Differentiation that we are doing in the class that can be modified and improved and also providing us with strategies to utilize Differentiation to the benefit of all students not just Low or high achievers. (Z.S. 18/7/2022)
I found the course to be well set out, and I liked how it provided a wide range of strategies for differentiation in the classroom. (M.R. 30/8/2022)

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