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One of the greatest challenges teachers face isdifferentiating instruction - providing individualized learning experiences asneeded for their students. Help is on the way.
Building on a model used by private tutoring services,software companies are designing apps to evaluate student’s learning needs andoffer suggestions for experiences and practice in developing skills. Case inpoint - New York City's School of One: The pilot program at Dr. Sun Yat SenMiddle School in Chinatown offered a five-week summer math program to incomingseventh graders. Students moved at their own pace through objectives forseventh grade math using a mix of whole class and personal instruction, softwareprograms and online study. Data on student progress was charted daily and usedto determine the next day’s instruction. San Diego is heavily invested in usingtechnology for differentiated instruction. Let’s hope they give us a good modelto follow.
Read about other approaches to individualization throughtechnology at:
"Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning" By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo
Digital tools for defining and targeting students' strengthsand weaknesses could help build a kind of individualized education plan forevery student.
