Drawing for Understanding Students illustrate an abstract concept or idea. Comparing drawings around the room can clear up misconceptions.
This seems like a really good way to use each student's strengths and understandings to the entire class's benefit
it begins with the end in mind and then plans how to get there.
I think it can be really effective to work knowing what you want the result to be--that will be really helpful in the classroom instead of starting at the "beginning" of a lesson...I think it has the possibility of making it feel more do-able.
Differentiated instruction is recognizing and being responsive to different learning needs of individuals and small groups of students
If we don't look at what individual students need, many will miss out on the lessons. It is important to meet students where they are and be in tune with how they are responding to instruction.
they may be able to demonstrate that mastery in a very different way than their classmates
Give different options to assess students. Some will respond better to projects, others to discussions, others to tests, etc. Just because a student doesn't do well on a specific assessment doesn't mean they haven't mastered the content. This is another example of needing to meet students on their level and be in tune to their unique ways of thinking.
you can provide them different paths to gaining that knowledge
This is so important to note! I think it is easy to get caught up in the standards and use them as a checklist for exactly what needs to be taught. We need to create quality lessons that address these standards rather than using drills, worksheets, and assessments.