DI – REGIONAL SHARING SESSIONS – MARCH 2011

BARRIE REGION

Name of Board
Title of DI Presentation

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Threading Differentiated Instruction throughout Our Board This presentation reviews how KPR has woven DI at the Admin level, POR level, and classroom level. The presenters also share their learning about the Professional Learning Cycle (Teaching Learning Critical Pathway) and what other boards may want to consider when they implement this.	PDF	MP4

Bluewater District School Board Show me How to Differentiate This presentation highlights a six week after school course in differentiating. Teachers learn various practical strategies, get some resources and try a lesson. They report back the following week, share successes and discuss areas for improvement.	JPEG	MP4

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Clarington Catholic District School Board Rolling Out The D.I. Barrel Our informal sharing includes details of how we have “rolled out the D.I. barrel” and satisfied the objectives of the DI Professional Learning Strategy- how we have: increased instructional knowledge and skills of educators of grades 7-12 so that they can meet the diverse needs of all students built an awareness of D.I. as a framework for planning and implementing effective instruction, assessment and evaluation practices as outlined in the Ontario curriculum		MP4

York Region District School Board Connecting the Dots In this session, we share our DI RAFT and DI Professional Learning Cycle (PLC) plans highlighting how we are using the DI Professional Learning Strategy (teacher resources/ funding) to support teacher collaborative inquiry, the creation of inclusive, technology- friendly learning environments, higher order thinking, and the integration of arts-infused learning to engage all students in cross-curriculum literacy learning.	PPT	MP4