Define "Differentiated Instruction," and explain the three elements of curriculum that can be differentiated

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Define Differentiated Instruction, and explain the three elements of curriculum that can be differentiated.

Differentiated Instruction:
? Based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary according to the individual
? Recognizes an individual student's learning history, background, readiness to learn, interests, and acquired skill set
? Its goal is to maximize each student's personal growth and academic success

Three elements of Differentiated Instruction
1. Content: Varying the modalities in which students gain access to important learning by:
2. Listening, reading, and doing
3. Presenting content in incremental steps
4. Offering learners a choice in the complexity of content
5. Process: grouping flexibility & providing incentives
6. Products: Varying assessment methods by:
7. Providing teachers a menu of choices
8. Keeping each learner challenged at his or her level of understanding
9. Allowing students to have some choice in how they express what they know