EDEM 6602 Differentiation for the Elementary Classroom

Differentiation for the Elementary Classroom is organized to provide advanced candidates with an exploration of current practices in differentiated instruction. Together, candidates will work to expand their professional knowledge, skills, and practices to better reach and teach elementary students through differentiation. The course will also invite students to consider the classroom routines, instructional challenges and triumphs, and family partnerships that characterize effective differentiated teaching and learning.

Registration Name

Diff for Elementary Classroom

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Athens and Demorest: Summer

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe key differences between individualized instruction and differentiated instruction. 
2. Design learning environments to support learner development and motivation.
3. Explain how pre-assessment data and formative assessment data drive differentiated instruction.
4. Adapt instruction to differentiate process, product, content, and environment.