Week #3 Inventories

How might you use the information this would produce, in differentiating? What would you, personally, want to add to or remove from this inventory? Explain.

I would use the information this produces by starting to form where my students are at and what ways I can better reach their needs. It serves as a type of assessment to see into their learning process and how they think they learn best. It gives you a glimpse of their world and when and how they feel they have accomplished a skill. Also what I think is really important from this information is that you see the different learning styles each students has and how your to incorporate them in instruction to reach different learners. I don't think any of the questions I would remove from the inventory, but maybe asking questions about their home life and family to get a idea of what their environment and culture is outside of class.

What are some relationships you see between this variety of inventory types, and what we are beginning to learn about differentiating content, or process, or product for readiness, or learning profile, or interest?

The relationships I see between these inventories and what we are learning in differentiating is that we need a handful of tools and ways to see what students interests and personalities are before we can teach them in a way that they'll learn the content. With having the surveys on writing and reading and seeing how they respond to certain questions I think can be really powerful in what materials and strategies you provide to spark interests more.

What is Differentiation? Blog #2

#1 Carol Tomlinson mentions "definitions" or partial definitions of differentiation in chapter one. What makes sense to you, in attempting to define differentiation?

Differentiation makes sense to me in that we have to take into consideration that what students bring with them to the school is useful and will help in the way they'll learn. Also the chapter said who they are and what your going to teach them is a big part of differentiation. This is what made sense to me in forming my definition.

#2b. On page 12 there are definitely things that speak to me. First of all the way the book is written speaks to me and pulls me in. Getting back to what quotes or information stood out to me were that by using the three cog metaphor it gives us a compass for decision making as we plan to adapt instruction to student needs. Also the email about differentiation being like a cookbook really made it make sense, by saying that if we as teachers don't understand the working behind differentiation and how to incorporate that we are never going to have a good product or "cake" for say come from what we've taught. I think that is really important to know how to incorporate it in every class or learning won't be happening as well as it could.

1/7/10

1. My favorite children’s book is King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub. I like it because of the drawings and the king being so childish. My Mom always read this book to me when I was little so that is another reason I like it.
2. My three favorite t.v. shows are; So You Think You Can Dance, Glee, and 24. I only watch pretty much these shows and footballs game with my husband.
3. I collect dolls from different countries and have quite a bit of them. One of my favorites is from Brazil and it’s made out of a gourd. Some of the places I haven’t been to but family members bring me home one.
4. I have journals and occasionally write in them when something big happens. I have gone through 6 journals in my lifetime and love keeping church journals to write thoughts and feelings.
5. My number one choice would be peer relationships, second would be ethnicity issues, and third would be tutoring.
6. I haven’t ever taken art outside of school, but I really love viewing art museums with famous artists like Michelanglo.
7. I have taken music lessons outside of school, which was singing. I was in a singing group from the age of 3 to 14. My favorite was taking private singing lessons.
8. I have taken dance lessons off and on my whole life I love dancing. It all started with ballet and then I found other styles I liked better. Jazz, Hip-hop, and Ballroom are my favorite styles of dance. It’s a stress reliever that helps you express yourself and feel good about yourself.
9. I have never taken theatre lessons but have been in a production in junior high. It was from the movie Annie. I really enjoy theatre and especially love Broadway. Wicked is my favorite Broadway I’ve seen, it’s amazing.
10. That I love children's literature and collect children's books.