Workshops on Differentiated Instruction have typically focused on varying Content, Product, Process to tailor to individual needs. This workshop takes another approach, starting with understanding differentiated student outcomes defined by an evidence-based taxonomy, Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO). The course will show examples of how teachers currently use SOLO to design tiered lessons and assessments. Lastly, the workshop will also show how SOLO can also be linked to other Assessment for Learning areas like feedback and rubrics.

This course is targeted at getting participants to be proficient in designing such lessons and assessments through many examples to illustrate course content.

• What are the current approaches / difficulties in differentiated instruction?


• What is Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO)?


• How do I use it to describe different levels of success criteria?


• How do I use these levels to design tiered tasks /assessments?


• What role can SOLO play in Assessment for Learning (AfL)?

• Adapts and integrates various instructional strategies, based on guiding principles of DI, to provide just-in-time feedback in response to the diverse needs of students (i.e. assessment for learning) in the subject area


• Gathers data on pre-instructional conceptions/perspectives of the subject, such as through harnessing technologies, to plan for optimal student learning experiences


• Reflects on and revisits beliefs, assumptions and values underlying practices of DI to evaluate the planning and enactment of DI in the subject area

*MOE Participants include: MOE Participants & Direct Hires Staff from independent schools, Specialised Independent and Specialised Schools