D187
Differentiated Instruction
TASK 4
Monitoring and Communicating Progress in
a Differentiated Classroom
Western Governors University
, 2
Monitoring Progress
Monitoring student progress is a very important part of teaching and allows you to see
students’ progress. “Progress monitoring keeps you up to the date of your students’ growth
and helps inform your instruction.” (Stanfield, 2022). It allows you as the facilitator to identify
who is ready for new content and who will need extra support with the new content. I
currently teach in a third-grade classroom with another teacher who is certified for special
education. This approach to teaching is call a Team Approach to Mastery. Because there are
two teachers, we are able to differentiate and assess students a little differently. Throughout
the lessons I use a version of thumbs up, thumbs down or sideways. I am constantly mobile
and scanning the room to see, hear, and observe students in all parts of the lesson. Providing
special needs and services to children who have an IEP is an important part of our classroom.
We often use a checklist to monitor progress while walking around the room to take notes on
who may need extra assistance. We then pull small groups and provide the extra support. This
is also a good time to check-in with each student to gauge their confidence level with the
content.
Exit tickets serve as a daily formative assessment that can monitor students throughout
the unit. Using a weekly quiz will also help to identify students who are understanding the
content and which students may need more extra practice.
Student Progress Communication-1
Every week students get to see their individual progress on the computer program that
my district uses for the beginning, middle, and end of year diagnostic. Three times a year these
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Differentiated Instruction
TASK 4
Monitoring and Communicating Progress in
a Differentiated Classroom
Western Governors University
, 2
Monitoring Progress
Monitoring student progress is a very important part of teaching and allows you to see
students’ progress. “Progress monitoring keeps you up to the date of your students’ growth
and helps inform your instruction.” (Stanfield, 2022). It allows you as the facilitator to identify
who is ready for new content and who will need extra support with the new content. I
currently teach in a third-grade classroom with another teacher who is certified for special
education. This approach to teaching is call a Team Approach to Mastery. Because there are
two teachers, we are able to differentiate and assess students a little differently. Throughout
the lessons I use a version of thumbs up, thumbs down or sideways. I am constantly mobile
and scanning the room to see, hear, and observe students in all parts of the lesson. Providing
special needs and services to children who have an IEP is an important part of our classroom.
We often use a checklist to monitor progress while walking around the room to take notes on
who may need extra assistance. We then pull small groups and provide the extra support. This
is also a good time to check-in with each student to gauge their confidence level with the
content.
Exit tickets serve as a daily formative assessment that can monitor students throughout
the unit. Using a weekly quiz will also help to identify students who are understanding the
content and which students may need more extra practice.
Student Progress Communication-1
Every week students get to see their individual progress on the computer program that
my district uses for the beginning, middle, and end of year diagnostic. Three times a year these
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