Blog #3

Blog #3: With the reading you've done so far, about differentiation, can you see any differentiation I have organized for you in this course? Look at the assignments (listed on page 3 of the full syllabus and outlined on pages 7 - 11). Which one appears to you (not your friends, or study buddies, but to YOU) as if it may be the product and process differentiated for student interest? Briefly explain why you think so, and connect it to something you read in Ch. 1 of Fulfilling the Promise.

This class is full of opportunities to differentiate! I think a good example of this would be in the final project assignments. We get to make choices, which benefits all students, as to what assignment would most benefit us. This assignment meets the needs of each student and allows them to accomplish more as they find a topic of interest. Interest is one of the students traits that chapter one discusses.
Your syllabus is a good example of differentiation as it gives varied examples of what you expect of us. Students need to see many examples in order to fully comprehend something. Under the field assignments portion you have given two examples that can cater to different wants and needs. According to Chapter 1 in our book, giving choices is a positive way to differentiate.
Also, we get to complete a field assignment where we are able to analyze differentiation and apply it in our own lives. The book also discusses the importance of being varied in the way students complete assignments. In this class we are able to do some assignments in groups and some individually. The classroom community assignments gives us all the information and then allows the students to go at their own pace. They are able to complete the bulleted points as they need as long as the assignment is finished on the deadline.