Description
What if AP classrooms are not actually geared toward meeting the needs of gifted students? Differentiation is the key to engaging students across the learning spectrum, especially in the AP classroom; but many AP teachers avoid differentiating because they have false beliefs about how to use it, and how it can benefit their advanced learners.
In this 1-hour course, tackle the top three myths about differentiation:
- Colleges do not differentiate instruction
- Pre-AP and AP classes are already leveled and do not require differentiation
- Differentiation is meant to close performance gaps for struggling learners (or specifically for SPED classes)
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Carrie Simpson, Ph.D., has served as an educator, instructional specialist, professor, and consultant. Her areas of expertise include differentiated instruction, gifted education, special education, staff development, curriculum construction, lesson design, and literary studies. She teaches for UT-Dallas, Richland College, consults for area school districts, and presents for Pieces of Learning.
Nathan – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
It was good. There were good practical examples of how to use some of the differentiated strategies.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course very helpful to teach my advanced classes.
Kelly – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This woman spent almost the entire LECTURE telling us why teachers resist using DI. The title of the lecture was only mentioned ONCE. (I signed up because of the title). She did NOT model differentiated instruction. Towards the end when she looked like she might get to the point and share useful info with us, she just spouted the researchers we all learned about in our teacher courses. Nothing new.
RD – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the presenter (again) — we had a chance to have her in person and this talk went beyond CAP into some more of the background and I enjoyed it very much. As an AP teacher for many years, I really enjoyed the discussion of DI in AP.
Danny – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
too fast with the visuals
Nancy – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Differentiation is a T-TESS buzzword, and it is good to have a course to help me understand what that looks like in the AP English Literature class.
Piedad – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Blanca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for differentiating instruction.
Coral – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It stated why it’s important to differentiate for students.
Melissa – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course is very specific to AP instructors.