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Differentiation Strategies

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Marisa_C 2019-02-13T18:58:39 Our topic tonight for #ELTchat Join us in a few minutes and tell us how you do it! image courtesy of… https://t.co/UfdMWvbKjY
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:07:02 so, differentiation. A very important thing for many teachers these days #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:08:03 I have a class with spiky profiles. They range in age, ability and level of different skills #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:09:10 @SueAnnan So #differentiation is needed with them? #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:09:44 @teacherphili absolutely. I have to differentiate in all instructions #ELTchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:10:10 @SueAnnan Hi @SueAnnan  interesting opening -  so how much of your design caters to differences ? #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:10:19 @teacherphili you were saying you had similar problems. What do you do? #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:11:08 @Marisa_C 90% I think. I offer different amounts of work. Shorter reading passages etc #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:11:33 @SueAnnan I have never had to differentiate as much as I do now in one of my current ESOL classes. Not so much with… https://t.co/1wL7gZtSPv
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:11:53 I think we need a whole toolbox of attitudes and techniques and not just think about designing two extra hours of a… https://t.co/cZoHCGcifa
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:12:17 @teacherphili what is the range? #ELTchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:12:38 @SueAnnan So that's a lot more extra prep for you right? #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:13:03 The specific course where i teach English for Driving Theory, for example... they all work, funnily enough, differe… https://t.co/Wk5Es2CD4o
sartorious23 2019-02-13T19:14:31 Differentiation might occur when teaching single-gendered classes. Lesson plans and delivery need to be adapted accordingly.  #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:14:44 @Marisa_C Yes, not just about extra materials of activities, but almost at every stage thinking about the different… https://t.co/fPCYlbTX1b
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:14:49 @Marisa_C Not necessarily. It can be that you divide up the passage with your eyes as you hand it out, and get diff… https://t.co/4xCKVDpOcS
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:15:01 RT @teacherphili: @Marisa_C Yes, not just about extra materials of activities, but almost at every stage thinking about the different abili…
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:15:01 Also, if you have comprh. questions you can ask the weaker ones to answer the easy ones, or tell them to choose whi… https://t.co/QPlKe10nNg
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:15:50 @SueAnnan Or just ask them to choose the ones they CAN answer or would LIKE to try and answer #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:16:23 #ELTChat https://t.co/9VNpwt8jVM
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:16:25 @sartorious23 Hey @sartorious23 welcome to #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:17:11 @Marisa_C Yes :-) #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:17:57 Putting the controls into the hands of the student is something that insecure teachers don't try #eltchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:18:09 Good to hear - because all the readings suggest differentiation in task design but often very simple things like th… https://t.co/0hkwFo4RvS
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:18:23 I have very able students who  comprehend everything quickly, while others go at a snail's pace.. although the less… https://t.co/3UNE00j4Rx
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:19:49 @teacherphili looks like a very extreme placing strategy!!! I have had this problem with #ESP classes where company… https://t.co/KvZP0SzmyN
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:21:25 @SueAnnan I like the word 'controls'... I'm not an insecure T so I do allow for my learners to go at a different pa… https://t.co/u16gfjYFdh
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:22:29 I think we get bogged down in literature. It really depends on the students and what you need them to do. methinks #ELTChat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:22:56 Hello #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:23:39 @sartorious23 It's very vocabulary and comprehension based.  To pass the UK driving theory test you need to be able… https://t.co/kfPEwc2J7G
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:24:03 @Marisa_C @teacherphili Cutting corners is often the reason for this. I have a class of teens 14-17. You can imagin… https://t.co/ZBNArbzgIo
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:24:05 I think another think also often forgotten is Ts with very low pay rates cannot afford the extra hours of prep in t… https://t.co/3g7TpTjOT6
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T19:24:32 (sneaking in late) Sorry, catching up with the chat... #eltchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:25:03 @TonyP_ELT Hya!! great to see you @TonyP_ELT suggested this topic #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:25:04 @Marisa_C I am aware of that. But in reality, NO teacher wants to spend hours preparing #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:26:19 small changes can have big effects. Something as simple as introducing choice to a class can work wonders for moral… https://t.co/1VQK9MwbPH
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:26:55 @Marisa_C I'm fortunate in one respect that I am using fairly prescriptive materials to begin with, designed in Lee… https://t.co/RthK0ylfQq
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:27:49 @SueAnnan I agree - some Ts worried that if you have diff exercises some ss may feel bad abt being thought weaker -… https://t.co/6AYIWS30OF
koomska 2019-02-13T19:27:49 Sorry to be so late. Been at 2 days of safeguarding training and off to Russia tomorrow! #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:28:36 @teacherphili @Marisa_C prescriptive material can be played with too. #ELTchat
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T19:29:00 Mostly caught up... I can agree with the point about preparation for differentiating. Reality of teaching often mak… https://t.co/gpJSjq33ps
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:29:02 @SueAnnan @Marisa_C Indeed. I'm often spending time with 'slower' learners at the expense of the 'faster' ones. I t… https://t.co/sy9POKlci6
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:29:04 @koomska Hi Kate #ELTchat Late myself!
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:29:42 @koomska Wow. I don't enjoy safeguarding stuff. It is so in -your-face at the moment. and often common sense #ELTchat
koomska 2019-02-13T19:29:52 @fionaljp Hi Fiona #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:30:05 I adopted a 'traffic light' system for homework, actually, following one observation.  So 'Red' - everyone does...… https://t.co/6Q4CZx2MaV
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:30:08 @sartorious23 Hey Kostas - not sure I get your question #eltchat - Teacher evaluations wherever they happen may or… https://t.co/ZgIqqSYtMt
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:30:10 Sorry I’m late. Have we defined what differentiation is? #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:30:40 @teacherphili great. AS long as you don't have to spend hours preparing it #eltchat
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T19:31:07 This is a problem I've had with adult learners. The quick finishers and the slow finishers. With YLs, it's easy to… https://t.co/9rVavUHIRZ
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:31:22 @SueAnnan @Marisa_C and its a bit out-of-date, too.  Good base, but needs adapting to suit the needs of the learner… https://t.co/OEBm4PqMXf
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:32:07 @fionaljp HI Fiona. WE started by talking about classes of mixed range, ability, age etc and decided that teachers… https://t.co/jzo1CQUHzW
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:32:11 @SueAnnan I don't... I judge it week by week, who is capable of doing what.  I'm testing them this Friday.. which s… https://t.co/Ybx1uhuP0G
koomska 2019-02-13T19:32:12 @SueAnnan I agree! This was a Local Council one - Working Together interesting but not actually that relevan to my… https://t.co/MwgQ5wrVlT
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:32:17 @teacherphili I like the idea of the extra challenge - challenges (reading, listening, etc) for homework can be a r… https://t.co/3WCwqe9WhZ
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:32:54 @Marisa_C Not yet. #eltchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:33:02 @SueAnnan I think it’s just about inclusion really #ELTchat
sartorious23 2019-02-13T19:33:02 @TonyP_ELT So true! Especially when teaching a very late class! #eltchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:33:23 @TonyP_ELT Depends how tired they are after work - or how fresh e.g. a morning class etc #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:33:38 'Controls', 'Cutting Corners', 'Accelerate'. I like the ESP vocab we are using tonight. #drivingtheory #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:33:48 @Marisa_C @teacherphili Good point. Then you will need a new class. :-) My BE classes are always mixed level- I jus… https://t.co/Jq9oeZA98M
koomska 2019-02-13T19:34:15 I was at a talk about this and they suggested lots of versions of same task. One idea was having answers with distr… https://t.co/SXgoGK9IPo
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:35:17 @koomska That's what people with time on their hands always suggest #eltchat - why not design one task and distribu… https://t.co/64i21xPcRV
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:35:44 @koomska My weaker students would probably go for the distractors. Lol #ELTchat I have a class of young French stu… https://t.co/4jF5MFyiTA
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:36:34 @Marisa_C @koomska I agree #ELTchat that sounds like an awful lot of work. I don’t think that is necessary.
koomska 2019-02-13T19:37:11 @Marisa_C Don’t disagree but interestingly the title of the talk was low prep differentiation! #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:38:24 @fionaljp I hope my classes are inclusive. But you can still have 3 men and a dog in class, who really aren't the s… https://t.co/C5ppJthDSn
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:38:59 @koomska Te he - sounds like cheap holidays at the Hilton :-D #ELTchat
koomska 2019-02-13T19:40:15 @SueAnnan @fionaljp Or you’ve concentrated on nationality mix at summer school and so your ‘B1’class is anything but... #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:40:16 @SueAnnan @fionaljp I had to go out and find most of my students, they didn't come to me.  Otherwise there wouldn't… https://t.co/HS4QSveX1V
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:40:47 @koomska @fionaljp Oh yes. Been there, done that #ELTchat
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T19:41:14 I like the term "low prep differentiation". What about other solutions away from prep & activities...  can interact… https://t.co/UIg0ZMdwSB
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:42:39 I think low prep means working with what you have, but it is possible to mix up the pairs, offer varying abilities… https://t.co/8tC9jc4PkE
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:43:24 @TonyP_ELT More/less detailed guidelines +/- extra time / write two more items for early finishers / change the ite… https://t.co/49QKRV3OGc
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:43:25 @SueAnnan NUL? #eltchat
koomska 2019-02-13T19:43:41 @TonyP_ELT Maybe giving Ss different roles playing to their strengths is 1 way. #eltchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:43:44 @SueAnnan I’m sure they are Sue, just meaning it can become a bit impractical #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:44:42 @SueAnnan @fionaljp Visited local refugee centres and voluntary English classes in the city and put the word out..… https://t.co/yuuiv8vN68
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:45:01 @fionaljp Yes. You are right. But we work with what we have.... #ELTchat
MatsSupport 2019-02-13T19:45:41 @TonyP_ELT If you have a dyslexic learners in your class, give them the reading task the lesson before you do it. T… https://t.co/6Ocll5iN4u
koomska 2019-02-13T19:46:08 @SueAnnan @teacherphili That’s funny. After my 2 days of social services acronyms, I was desperately trying to work NUL out. #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:46:38 @MatsSupport @TonyP_ELT and offer a blue transparency to overlay the text. It stops the words from running off the page #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:48:02 @koomska @teacherphili I asked 1 kid why he was here. That was his answer. because I am Nul in Engleesh #ELTchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:48:08 @MatsSupport @TonyP_ELT That sounds good and yes, it’s about knowing your learners #ELTchat acknowledging differenc… https://t.co/729XRR74jf
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:50:41 Yes it doesn't take much to make an enormous difference #ELTchat https://t.co/eaweMeAICA
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:50:45 @TonyP_ELT Monitoring. I set the task at same time for all learners + spend more time checking on how the slower or… https://t.co/RbC5aWeQTl
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T19:51:16 Agreed. I think knowing your learners is important, if your teaching environment permits that. Sometimes though, yo… https://t.co/Av3OGfRKBC
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:52:11 @TonyP_ELT we try to make notes about our classes so that if a teacher has to sub, they don't go in with no knowled… https://t.co/ctIYvVIW8w
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:53:08 @TonyP_ELT A slide from one of my recent free webinars on the topic - #ELTchat simple ways to differentiate https://t.co/WiBHbpY5mR
PhilipMErasmus 2019-02-13T19:53:40 Hi! V late, sorry. My turn to put the wee ones to bed. Used differentiation. Ha! Read each boy a story, while the o… https://t.co/TvXOxl2Yfi
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:53:45 It must be unbelievably stressful to be in a class where no differentiation takes place. #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:53:51 With monitoring, I find more Qs during task generally come from weaker sts, so they need more support, clarificatio… https://t.co/sytsIPFQAq
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:56:08 RT @Marisa_C: @TonyP_ELT A slide from one of my recent free webinars on the topic - #ELTchat simple ways to differentiate https://t.co/WiBH…
MatsSupport 2019-02-13T19:56:09 @Marisa_C @TonyP_ELT Oh also if you've got a big long reading, split it down to do as a jigsaw, and just make sure… https://t.co/i9JYkxbeqO
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:56:15 I also like the idea of mix n' match 'input modes - varying the skills and materials focus e.g. video vs image vs t… https://t.co/SRPbpRyL5j
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:56:38 I asked my kids to write 1-12 on their paper, and then asked them to think of two objects for each category I dicta… https://t.co/2fyPwJx5SV
koomska 2019-02-13T19:57:20 @SueAnnan Yes my first attempt at Russian lessons was like that. I felt like the village idiot - definitely nul. #eltchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T19:57:37 An 'extras' box in class is also a good idea #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:57:39 @Marisa_C NIce ideas. and easy to put into practice #eltchat
PhilipMErasmus 2019-02-13T19:57:45 Sorry, did not have time to read all comments, but for me differentiation comes down to: we don't teach classes, we… https://t.co/GmRy9p9z3i
teacherphili 2019-02-13T19:59:03 @PhilipMErasmus and when you have to go through individual learning plans every other week, that reminds us. #eltchat
koomska 2019-02-13T19:59:06 @Marisa_C Agreed. I always do that with exam classes. #eltchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T19:59:07 If your staffroom has  a subscription to Etp, there are lots of interesting looking articles on differentiation… https://t.co/6I932fgzOg
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T19:59:24 @PhilipMErasmus I think it depends on the range of ability and interest in the class. And the size of the group #ELTchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T20:00:08 @fionaljp my personal one just ran out.  Don't think my employer would even know about @ETprofessional #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:00:54 Coming to the end now, but will leave the chat open for another 24 hours. Apologise for the late submission of the… https://t.co/fpjoq1PW7m
savvy_be 2019-02-13T20:00:58 (Who's) (Whose) (right) (write)? English can be confusing. How can you be sure to use the right word -- always?… https://t.co/GPcYOvYvY7
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T20:01:04 Richmond had a really nice little book with practical ideas on mixed level teaching and Luke Prodromou another good title #eltchat
koomska 2019-02-13T20:01:39 I have to go. Thanks to all! #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:01:56 @koomska safe travels #ELTchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T20:02:29 Thank you all for joining us and looking forward to seeing you again next week - #eltchat do suggest more ideas for… https://t.co/kodAth3xBB
PhilipMErasmus 2019-02-13T20:02:34 I sometimes do one unit in a 2hr lesson. Pair students up, give them work stations with instructions. Even simple c… https://t.co/GeGZKXBYDa
koomska 2019-02-13T20:03:23 @SueAnnan Thanks not sure I’ll make next week as it’s my 1 free evening at home between Russia and Bulgaria! #eltchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:03:35 @PhilipMErasmus I have a rule that a coursebook unit should last two weeks. IT can really go off piste and allows y… https://t.co/7uk5yxM5np
PhilipMErasmus 2019-02-13T20:04:14 @SueAnnan #eltchat always! Just saying that teaching indivduals rather than a class should be the aim.
fionaljp 2019-02-13T20:04:21 @teacherphili @ETprofessional Oh dear :-( #ELTchat
TonyP_ELT 2019-02-13T20:04:23 Thanks for the ideas, chat, etc. and for taking the time to discuss my suggested chat topic. See you next time. #eltchat
teacherphili 2019-02-13T20:06:29 Hi @SueAnnan - IF i got the transcript by Sunday morning, I could do a summary then. #ELTchat   Or it would have to… https://t.co/DuhuZa8xQ2
sartorious23 2019-02-13T20:06:46 Great suggestions and ideas! Glad to have attended! #eltchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T20:06:47 @TonyP_ELT Thank you! Yes, next time #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:07:11 @teacherphili GReat. Thanks #ELTchat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:08:13 @PhilipMErasmus A good aim, but it really depends on the size of the group I think #ELTChat
SueAnnan 2019-02-13T20:08:40 Night all. Thanks a million for sharing ideas #ELTchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T20:09:08 @SueAnnan Night Sue #ELTchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T20:10:12 @sartorious23 Bye until next time! #eltchat
fionaljp 2019-02-13T20:11:06 @koomska @SueAnnan Happy travelling #ELTchat see you on your return
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T20:28:46 Good night everyone - do continue the conversation tonight and tomorrow in #slowburn mode #ELTchat
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:18:58 @sartorious23 I teach in the KSA where all my classes are male. Why do you say that differentiation might occur in… https://t.co/K6PWp40nKz
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:20:48 @SueAnnan insecure or inexperienced perhaps =) uncontrolled students can be different to guide or manage! #eltchat
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:25:47 @teacherphili @sartorious23 How interesting =)  #eltchat
Marisa_C 2019-02-13T21:26:48 Good question - at the time I wondered myself but was caught up in the speed of #ELTchat https://t.co/fQaO7OkCj3
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:28:52 Agreed. I need a list of these 'small changes' that a teacher does that have huge implications in the classroom. No… https://t.co/g31N98vTW6
teacherphili 2019-02-13T21:30:23 @jonjoTESOL @sartorious23 This was what I wrote about the course when I taught it for the first time last Spring. N… https://t.co/SmLQ5yfbmI
sartorious23 2019-02-13T21:35:11 @jonjoTESOL I'm also teaching in Kuwait, with same-sexed classrooms. My only instance here is differentiation on de… https://t.co/bU5hmS18ZN
sartorious23 2019-02-13T21:38:06 @jonjoTESOL For example, I had to alter my material for male and female classes,in order to provide visuals and ide… https://t.co/RxdKKmrviX
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:38:57 @Marisa_C extras as in more work for the Ss that finish? What would you put in there? #eltchat
EltManchester 2019-02-13T21:41:50 RT @Marisa_C: I think another think also often forgotten is Ts with very low pay rates cannot afford the extra hours of prep in the week th…
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:44:58 @sartorious23 oh so you mean between doing the same lesson to males and then to females? That is a problem I have y… https://t.co/u2JP5VRA73
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:47:33 a nice website that gives a good summary of what differentiation is for anybody who might be too shy to ask:… https://t.co/eJ0fKrD3eH
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T21:56:56 there is a differentiation by linguistic ability in my Ss - my school has a lot of lower levelled students but not… https://t.co/qHy7hHzYnY
jonjoTESOL 2019-02-13T22:00:08 the website I tweeted earlier suggested moving up on Bloom's Taxonomy to create more challenging tasks - I can't wa… https://t.co/nu9JShOniU
Marisa_C 2019-02-14T09:51:27 @jonjoTESOL Variety is the key - a set of laminated cards clearly colour-coded with individual or paired activities… https://t.co/NJLHwwvC5L

 

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