Differentiation is not just an education buzz word. For me, it is a constant recognignition of where my individual students are at, how I can meet them there and how will each of them advance from there in their learning. We all learn differently and within any given class, there will be a vast array of needs require my careful consideration. My career as a specialized educational assistant and parenting three children designated gifted offered me great insights into the vast spectrum of needs and approaches. Despite that, my curiosity and care brings me to constantly question my approaches – what is working and what is not – so that I may adjust classroom activities accordingly.
Gifted students often need a teacher’s guidance rather than being told to do more work, work that may have lacked intellectual challenge in the first place. This is an example of a math project I designed for a small group of four students including the two with gifted IEPs: Projet de Mathématiques
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Redefining Fair: pro-D with Damian Cooper