In this session, participants will learn techniques to differentiate in the math classroom, by experiencing instructional and assessment methods from the perspective of a student and discussing these strategies with fellow participants. Participants will be led through the structure of a typical unit of study, have an opportunity to try out the activities from the perspective of students in their class, and view video of students working with these lessons in the classroom. Participants will then have an opportunity to experience an open-ended assessment that focuses on the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice, where they will do the assignment and experience the possibilities for what an array of kids can do as they work authentically with the same problem. We will use this problem to see how we can shift our thinking to examine what kids can do from a problem solving standpoint. Participants will also have the opportunity to examine student work from this same problem as we discuss the variety of ways that kids can show success.
