Evidence of Learning Diversity Differentiated Instruction

Strategies they use…

Students are already using strategies to learn language and to learn in other subjects. However, many of them are not conscious of the techniques they are using. By explicitly identifying learning strategies as learners use them, you can empower learners to use these strategies more effectively and in a wider context.
How Teachers Can Help

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  Identify students’ learning styles and current strategies through surveys, interviews, etc.
  
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  Help students discern the most relevant LLS for their learning style, tasks, and goals
  
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  Aid students in systematically using them
  

Building Students’ Repertoire
Metacognitive - reflecting upon your learning

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  Organize/Plan Your Own Learning
  
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  Manage Your Own Learning
  
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  Monitor Your Own Learning
  
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  Evaluate Your Own Learning
  

Task-Based - use their own resources to learn most effectively

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  Strategies That Use What You Know
  
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  Strategies That Use Your Imagination
  
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  Strategies That Use Your Organizational Skills
  
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  Strategies That Use a Variety of Resources
  

Integrating LLS with Instruction
Effective strategies instruction is not an "add-on" or a separate content area; rather, strategies instruction is used to support language learning and to accomplish authentic, meaningful language tasks. Although some initial explanations are needed, most strategies instruction should occur while you are working on language tasks.
LLS and the 3 Modes

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  Interpersonal
  
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  Interpretive
  
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  Presentational
  
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  & Culture!
  

Your Task (between now & 11:00)

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  Form groups of 3 by language and level
  
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  Define language lesson objectives to include a real-life cultural/social situation
  
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  Decide what strategies students will be able to use by the end of the lesson and self-evaluate. List strategies objectives.
  

Continued….

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  List materials. Create samples of any worksheets/graphic organizers that will be needed.
  
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  Sequence of Activities:
  
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    Presentation: At least one step-by-step activity that describes how you will model your expectations and learning strategies.
    
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    Practice: in which students use the language to achieve the communicative objectives using strategies you model/suggest.
    
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    Debriefing/Self Evaluation: students reflect and share their strategies for learning.