Elizabeth+Milly+Design+Space

=**I. Design space to develop your 250-300 word** // abstract // **that summarizes your question, rationale, and your findings.**= How can I differentiate in my classroom?  -How can I meet the needs of all the students in my classroom that are currently at different levels? Differentiation is an essential strategy in the classroom. I think it is important to target each student's needs through differentiation. Every student has different needs, different ideas, different understandings and different strategies. Therefore, differentiation caters to the vast and specific needs of individual students. In my classroom, I constantly see that my students use different strategies, come to an understanding at different intervals, and work in different styles. I feel like I can always group my students with similar compensations or misunderstandings. I have found that, of course, differentiating instruction is possible in many ways and is seemingly beneficial to the students' knowledge growth. My findings would suggest that technology and grouping strategies are the best ways to differentiate for your students. I have, perhaps most importantly, found that differentiation may come from similar principles and needs, but it looks, feels, and satisfies differently in every classroom. There seems to be no right way to differentiate, but that you are differentiating and making learning personal for your students which is the key.
 * What is your question?
 * What is your rationale?
 * What are your findings?

=**II. Design space to plan out your** // creative synthesis // **that will visually represent your findings. Remember to include your abstract in your visual representation.**=

How can I differentiate in my classroom?
 * ==Compelling Question:==


 * ==Gather & Analyze Information:==

ECI 546: Cool Tool- Tagul (Differentiation & Technology) PBI- Characterization through Video Groups (Differentiation & Technology)

ECI 524 Global learning Lit Review- student centered learning (Technology & DIfferentiation)

ECI 523 Daily 5 Research

ECI 508 Leadership Development

Extra Investigations: ECI 540: Professional Development Topic Paper (Fluency) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ECI 545: Action Research (Fluency & Differentiation) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ECI 541- Webquest (Technology)

> Synthesize the information from and across your sources to create a unique response to your question. You should be able to distill your synthesis into 4-6 bullet points (to be included in your written abstract) as well as provide a creative visual representation of your findings. You may use a variety of media and tools to design your visual representation of your Creative Synthesis. Think carefully about the tools that you will use to represent your findings. The first draft of your Creative Synthesis should be developed no later than Midterm/NCSU Spring Break while you are taking the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders class. Click here to see sample products from former students.
 * ==Creatively Synthesize Information:==

> Seek out at least two colleagues in the NLGL program in addition to your advisor to provide peer feedback on your abstract and creative synthesis based on the NLGL Creative Synthesis Rubric. Based on the feedback you receive, you may choose to make revisions to more fully meet the rubric criteria.
 * ==Critically Evaluate and Revise:==

> Be prepared to present your Creative Synthesis at the NLGL Design Studio Showcase during your final semester of your degree program, in conjunction with the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders course.
 * ==**Share, Publish, Act:**==