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COURSE SYLLABUS: ED503 - Differentiating Instruction

Course Title:	ED503 - Differentiating Instruction
Department:	Education
Instructor:	Joseph W. Pasquerilla, Ed.D., M.S.Ed. - - Vita

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW

This course will review theory-based differentiated models of instruction that will provide practitioners with a strong background in a variety of instructional modalities. These skills will facilitate candidates as they attain the necessary pedagogy and classroom strategies required to deliver instruction according to distinct populations of students. The course will offer a survey of effective methods to utilize assessment to determine student needs and offer divergent strategies as to how teachers can enhance their instruction to promote student learning.

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There will be no required text for this course. The candidate will utilize the internet as well as scholarly educational journals.

CONTACT INFORMATION

The most effective means of contact is via email . With very few exceptions, I will respond to your inquiries and submitted assignments within 24 hours.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

1. your name,
2. your student identification (example: stu00000),
3. the course number (example: ED503), and
4. the assignment title (example: Assignment One) are included in the SUBJECT box of your email message.

EXAMPLE: Subject: Jane Doe; stu00000; ED503; Reflection and Reaction Paper #1

NOTE: Assignments that are attached to email must be Microsoft Office compatible!
If you are unsure if your document is compatible please save it in "Rich Text Format" to ensure Microsoft Word can open the file.

COURSE COMMENTARY

Each candidate enrolled in this course has up to eight weeks to complete the assignments indicated below. However, a candidate may elect to accelerate his/her course of study and finish the assignments at an earlier time without permission from the instructor.

After each assignment that is submitted, the candidate will receive an email within 24 hours indicating his/her score along with possible comments or feedback from the instructor.

Each assignment in this course is valuated at thirty (30) possible points. The final project is valuated at forty (40) possible points. Therefore, the candidate’s grade is derived from the following framework.

ASSIGNMENT	POSSIBLE POINTS
Assignment One	30
Assignment Two	30
Final Project	40
Total	100

GRADE DERIVATION

90 - 100	= A
80 - 89	= B
70 - 79	= C
60 - 69	= D

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment One
Search online or access scholarly educational journals to complete the following assignment:

• Outline two effective models of differentiating instruction.
• Identify three leaders who have been influential in the differentiating instruction movement.
• Provide a short, one (1) page reflection on what differentiated instruction will “look like” in your own classroom (or prospective classroom).

Assignment Two
Search online or access scholarly educational journals to complete the following assignment:

• Choose the model of differentiating instruction that you feel is most effective and write a short paper/reflection that is two (2) pages in length. Describe its strengths with regards to increasing ALL students’ learning, achievement, and engagement.
• Be sure to address in this paper the person or persons that either developed or supported this model.

FINAL PROJECT

The final project asks the candidate to create a lesson plan that is based on an effective model of differentiated instruction. The project should use the differentiated instruction models that you have studied throughout the course. The lesson plan format can be informal, but it must include goals, objectives, instructional strategies and assessment categories. The lesson’s content can deal with any subject and/or content area that the candidate would like. A sample of the assessment must also be provided and it must be completed. A one (1) page reflection on how the lesson presents material in a way that is worth while and meaningful to the student should be submitted as well.

COURSE ITINERARY

1. Complete each assignment and email to the instructor
2. Complete your final project and email to the instructor
3. Your final grade for the course will be submitted to the Registrar within 24 hours of submitting your final paper.