Differentiation for Advanced Students

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Course Basics
- Introductions
- Course Outcomes
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- How to Use This Course
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- Finally, before we begin...
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The Why - Let's All Get on One Page
- Why differentiation? Why gifted?
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- What do you know about Gifted Education?
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- Differentiation Flowchart
- What Differentiation IS...
- What Differentiation IS NOT...
- Why Even Bother With Differentiation?
- How Is Differentiation Different for the Gifted?
- Teacher Inventory on Differentiation Strategies & Practices
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The What - "Things" to Differentiate
- Watch: Overview of Curriculum of Gifted Learners
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Content
- Just What Can Be Differentiated?
- Listen: What is content?
- Read: A Tool - Use Depth and Complexity
- Watch: A Synthesis of the Tools
- Watch: Depth & Complexity Modeled
- Play: Icon Memory Game!
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Process
- LIsten: What is Process
- Curriculum Compacting
- Learning Stations
- Flexible Grouping
- Learning Contracts
- Tiered Instruction
- Higher Level Questioning
- End of Chapter Resources
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Product/ Performance
- What is Product
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Learning Environment/ Teacher
- Introduction
- Step 1: To move FORWARD, you have to think BACKWARDS…
- Step 2: Design your activity with skills in mind
- (continued) Step 2: Design your activity with skills in mind
- Step 3: SIMPLIFY
- Step 4: Level Up Learning!
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The How - Tools for Practical Implementation
- Gifted Guru: Begin with Highest Level Learner in Mind
- Gifted Guru: A Differentiated Lesson Plan: Step-by-Step
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Capstone Project & Wrap Up
- Differentiated Instruction Planning - Capstone