EDU 610: Differentiation Theory and Strategies Final Project

Day 5 and 6 Exploratory Centers

Lesson: Exploring Centers
Objective: Students will chose two centers during the work period to
practice multiplication facts.
Materials: Expectation poster and quote, bulletin board set up with 6 center
choices, materials for centers set up in bins on math counter, tables, rug:
Math Tiles packets/tiles, Chromebook computers, Wrap-ups/CD/CD
players/headphones, Multiplication Baseball game boards and dice,
Multiplication Houses paper and instructions, Word Problem books with pens,
construction paper.
Activity: With Quote/Rules Expectations Poster clearly displayed, teacher will
allow students to choose based on interest between 6 centers. They must
work on two centers per period (30 minutes.)
Day 7 Why We Differentiate Assessment
Lesson: Teaching/Modeling Center Activities and Expectations
Objective: Students will reflect on their readiness and interest, as well as
begin to show what they know using Choice Board Assessments.
Materials: Self-assessment survey, Choice Board assessment materials:
Mad minutes (facts 0-10) and timer, Wrap-ups 1-10 and timer, Math Tiles
pages/tiles
Activity:
Part 1: Teacher will administer self-assessment survey (see below) and will
read questions aloud as students reflect and answer them. Discuss how just
like they were able to choose and explore centers the last few days, now they
will be allowed to choose how they are assessed on their knowledge gained.
Their choice reflects their interests and strengths.
Part 2: Teacher explains Choice Board and the idea that students will pick
between the assessment options. The assessment options are:
1. 5 completed Math Tile Pages
2. Mad Minutes 0-10, each completed in less than 2 minutes
3. Wrap-up keys 1-10 completed in less than 1 minute each
4. Wild Card: have student create a Wild Card tool or strategy with teacher
approval
Link to Mad Minutes:
http://www.worksheetplace.com/index.php?
function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=4&id=116&link1=40&lin
k2=45&link3=12&link4=116

Student self-assessment survey

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Day 8 AssessmentChoice Boards

Lesson: Teaching/Modeling Center Activities and Expectations
Objective: Students will chose two Choice Board assessments to complete
and show their multiplication fact fluency.
Materials: Choice Board and 4 stations (including station for Wild Card
workspace) to complete the assessments
Activity: Students will have 30 minutes to choose and complete two
assessments. After collecting the data, teachers will use this date as
formative assessment information to regroup and reteach students by ability
and need, as well as see which students have met the standard and can
move on to division fact fluency and multi-digit multiplication.

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