Differentiated Technology

Math lesson on division for 3rd graders Instructional Strategies used: anchor charts, think-write-pair-share, manipulatives, relevant vocabulary, limited lecture, sentence frames At the beginning of the lesson, students were presented with a problem. Students had not been taught how to solve division equations yet. Students can benefit from figuring out problems they have not yet encountered (Seeley, 2017). Students were immediately interested and ready to learn. The strategies used encourage learning in a variety of ways. Division is a difficult concept for third graders. It is even more difficult to understand if you are a second-language learner or have additional challenges that make accessing the material more difficult. As a teacher, I see students struggle every day. My job is to alleviate the anxiety of feeling overwhelmed when the material is too much. One way to differentiate is by talking. When students talk, it prepares them for writing. I can fix mistakes as they speak, wh...

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