TheDifferentiator
Be prepared ahead of time and have extensions or fillers ready to go. The Differentiator is truly a way to work smart. The Differentiator has been re-written from scratch with more power and flexibility, plus a clean new look. Experiment to create differentiated objectives for students of all levels. Plus, it works great on an iPad now!
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After writing an earlier article about differentiating objectives for gifted learners,
IAN BYRD to create a system that would help him keep track of all his options.
And so, The Differentiator was born!
Implementation
The Differentiator helps educators to quickly plan, extend, or fill a lesson using the five concepts below:
This tool is based on Revised Bloom's Taxonomy adapted from "A Taxonomy for Learning,Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives" by Anderson and Krathwohl.
Take a peak at the some of the learning skills and activities below:
- Remembering
- Remember
- List
- Define
- State
- Repeat
- Duplicate
- Understanding
- Classify
- Describe
- Discuss
- Explain
- Identify
- Locate
- Recognize
- Report
- Select
- Translate
- Paraphrase
- Applying
- Choose
- Demonstrate
- Dramatize
- Employ
- Illustrate
- Interpret
- Operate
- Sketch
- Solve
- Use
- Schedule
- Analyzing
- Appraise
- Compare
- Contrast
- Criticize
- Differentiate
- Discriminate
- Distinguish
- Examine
- Experiment
- Question
- Test
- Evaluating
- Appraise
- Argue
- Contrast
- Defend
- Judge
- Select
- Support
- Value
- Evaluate
- Creating
- Assemble
- Construct
- Create
- Design
- Develop
- Formulate
- Write
Depth and Complexity adapted from The Flip Book by Sandra N. Kaplan, Bette Gould & Victoria Siegel. Content Imperatives adapted from The Flip Book, Too by Sandra Kaplan & Bette Gould.
Add Replace
- Depth
- Big Idea
- Unanswered Questions
- Ethics
- Patterns
- Rules
- Language of the Discipline
- Essential Details
- Trends
- Complexity
- Multiple Points Of View
- Change Over Time
- Across the Disciplines
- Imperatives
- Origin
- Convergence
- Parallels
- Paradox
- Contribution
- Key Words
- Consequences
- Motivations
- Implications
- Significance
- Offline
- Textbook
- Library Book
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Interview
- Encyclopedia
- Expert
- Online
- Website
- Wikipedia
- Online Encyclopedia
- Journal
- Article
- Expert
Adapted from David Chung and The Flip Book by Sandra N. Kaplan, Bette Gould & Victoria Siegel
Add Replace
- Visual
- Chart
- Drawing
- Timeline
- Diagram
- Graphic Organizer
- Map
- Comic
- Book Cover
- Poster
- Construction
- Model
- Sculpture
- Diorama
- Miniature
- Art Gallery
- Museum Exhibit
- Mobile
- Oral
- Debate
- Panel Discussion
- Lesson
- Report
- Play
- Readers' Theater
- Press Conference
- Talk Show
- Monologue
- Movie Review
- Multimedia
- Song
- Illustrated Book
- Newspaper
- TV Show
- PowerPoint
- Video Poetry
- Photo Essay
- Video Travelogue
- News Report
- Webpage
- Written
- Response To Literature
- Report
- Article
- Persuasive Essay
- Sequel
- Letter
- Children's Story
- Poem/Song
- Eulogy
- Diary
- Review
- Story In A New Genre
- Group Size
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
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Classroom Management
By unpacking the standard, teachers can effectively manage this and other teacher moves appropriately. Watch this short video (unrelated to the "Differentiator") and brainstorm ideas and methods for best using the Differentiator Tool.
(unrelated to the "Differentiator") and brainstorm ideas and methods for best using the Differentiator Tool.
