Element A6: Teacher Strategies/Moves that Address the Needs and Interests of Academically Diverse Learners

Element A6: Teacher Strategies/Moves that Address the Needs and Interests of Academically Diverse Learners

Description: Teachers use instructional strategies/moves and materials that facilitate learning and engagement for students with varying instructional needs and multiple learning modalities, as informed by student data. Teachers employ Universal Design for Learning.

What effective implementation looks like:

• I implement a range of instructional strategies for the purposes of addressing the particular needs and interests of individual learners and groups of students, including students who struggle academically and those who are academically advanced
• I apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiating instruction, and providing students with accommodations and assistive technologies (AT) prescribed in students' IEPs and 504 plans during integrated CS/CT instruction
• I differentiate my instruction by creating extension/enrichment activities for students who are academically advanced during integrated CS/CT instruction

Self-Reflection Question: How confident am I in adapting materials to meet the instructional needs of my students and to differentiate for individuals and groups of students? What supports do I need to effectively modify materials and differentiate instruction?

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