ND Curriculum Initiative

Subject & Standards

Needs Assessment/Rational

Our staff has been training in differentiated instruction and would like a learner profile for each student.  To avoid repetition, we will complete this process in the English classes and then students will provide a copy of the results to all of their teachers.  This should facilitate diferentiated grouping in any classroom.

Equipment/Materials Needed

Copies of inventories
Colored notecards

Understandings & Goals

Students will assess their learning style, modality preference, processing ability, and interaction style. 

Questions Answered

How do you learn best?  What is your learning style?

Assessment

1.  Students will design a learner profile card.
2.  Students will complete a written test on learning style terms, defintions, and learning strategies.
3.  Students will write a summary about their own learning needs.

Instructional Strategies

1.  Lecture
2.  Powerpoint
3.  Small group discussion
4.  Classroom discussion
5.  “All About Me” writing project
6.  Written test

Procedures

1. Introduction to differentiated learning.  Why is differentiating a good thing?
2. Powerpoint on learning styles, modality preference, processing ability, and interaction style.
3. Students complete and score self-assessments.
4. Students meet in small groups to discuss their findings.
5.  Students prepare learner profile card.
6.  Students summarize their own learning needs in the “All About Me” activitiy.
7.  Students complete a written test on learning style terms and applications.