Session+One

=Session One: Engaging 21st Century Learners Through Differentiation=


 * Outcomes:** Participants will
 * deepen background knowledge about differentiation, student engagement, and 21st century skills
 * determine their own learning profile
 * explore tools for collecting data about students' learning profiles
 * evaluate a lesson plan for learning profiles addressed

**ACTIVATE YOUR THINKING **
I. Opening Activity

Create a word cloud that best describes yourself using [|Wordle.net] or [|Word It Out]. Take a screenshot of your finished product and send it to me as an attachment.

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 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-01-12_at_10.17.11_AM.png width="139" height="92"]]

|| Think about how you might use this idea in your work.


 * //Need some more information about Word Clouds? Click here.//**

II. Overview of how sessions will work

Who are we? Survey results [|(Survey link)]


 * //Need some more information about Survey, quiz, and poll tools on the web? Click here.//**

Complete self-assessment

Introduction to wiki

**DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE **

 * III. What do we mean by "Engaging All Students Through Differentiated Instruction?**


 * Practice with online learning using Elluminate **

Checklists:







Fill in as much as you can on your learner profile card about yourself.
 * IV. What's your profile?**

Go to the Knowing the Learner page of the Dare to Differentiate wiki and use a tool to find out more about you as a learner. Add that info to your profile card.

Be prepared to share what you found out about yourself.


 * V. Break**


 * VI. Lesson Plans and Learning Profiles**

A. You may work alone or with a colleague from your content area/level.
 * Choose a lesson plan from the [|Document Repository] or [|eGuides] from your content area or level.
 * Analyze the lesson plan for learning profiles that are addressed.

Multiple Intelligences Activity Menu

MI activity suggestions

More MI activity suggestions


 * Recommend enhancements that might address a wider variety of learning profiles.


 * TECH CHALLENGE!!: when reviewing a document in Word, you can add comments by choosing "Insert Comment"**




 * TECH CHALLENGE!!: when reviewing a document in PDF, you can add notes by choosing ANNOTATE and using the tool bar that appears at the bottom**




 * VII. Reflection and feedback on today's session**

**APPLY IT TO YOUR PRACTICE **

 * VIII. Homework:**

1. Administer a learning profile survey to a class. Bring results to next session.

2. Analyze a lesson you have written/used for learning profile. Reflect on how you might "retrofit" that lesson to address a wider variety of learners.

3. Post a reflection on your experiences in class today in the Discussion area for this session by **Monday, February 7, 2011.**