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Extension Menus

Extension Menus. Strategies for Differentiating the Curriculum. Credits/Resources: Laurie E. Wesphaul: Differentiating Instruction with Menus Susan Weinbrenner: Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom. Why Choice?. Choice is the one option that meets all students’ needs.

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Extension Menus

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  1. Extension Menus Strategies for Differentiating the Curriculum Credits/Resources: Laurie E. Wesphaul: Differentiating Instruction with Menus Susan Weinbrenner: Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

  2. Why Choice? • Choice is the one option that meets all students’ needs. • Greater sense of independence • Strengthened student focus on the content • Provides students with a desire to learn Credits/Resources: Laurie E. Wesphaul: Differentiating Instruction with Menus Susan Weinbrenner: Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

  3. What is an Extension Menu? • An extension menu is an array of independent learning activities based on the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Revised) presented in a ‘choice’ or ‘menu’ format to provide students with options for extending or enriching the essential curriculum. • Tic-Tac-Toe • List Menu • 2-5-8 Menu

  4. Sample Tic-Tac-Toe Menu WEATHER EXTENSIONS MENU Description: • 8 pre-determined choices, 1 free • All items same weight • Same expectations for completion and effort Benefits: • Flexibility: can cover 1 obj or up to 3 obj • 1 Obj: students complete a column or row, or any three • 3 Obj: students need to complete column or row • Friendly design • Weighting: equal Limitations: • Few topics • Student compromise Time: • Short Time: 1-3 weeks

  5. Sample List Menu Description: • 10 pre-determined choices with assigned point values 1 free • Choices have different weights • Point criterion = 100% Benefits: • Responsibility: student control: guarantee grade if finish required work • Allows for in-depth study of material; lower pts. reinforce basics for those needing reteaching Limitations: • Few topics • Preparation Time: • 2 Weeks

  6. Sample 2-5-8 Menu Description: • 8 pre-determined choices • Points are in relation to Bloom’s levels • Students are expected to earn 10 points for 100% Benefits: • Responsibility: Students control over grades • Guaranteed High level: Must complete 1 high level activity to reach point goal Limitations: • One topic • No Free Choice • Higher Level Thinking Time: • Completion in one week

  7. Advantages of Extension Menus • Strategy spans all curricular areas • Can target specific learning activities for an individual student or small group • Allows student choice as well as challenge • Students’ choices reveal their interests, abilities and learning styles • Promotes higher level thinking skills • Encourages the development of independent thinking

  8. How to Use Menus in the Classroom • Use them as enrichment/supplementary activities • Teacher introduces menu/activities at the beginning of unit; • Teacher proceeds using other materials, as content is being taught, students have choices with menus to supplement deeper understanding • Builds an immediate use for the content • Gifted students investigate concepts mentioned in the unit before the teacher teaches them • Use menus to drive center or station activities • Centers could be set up with materials needed to complete various projects • Use as mini-lessons • Students MUST demonstrate prior knowledge; menus used as reinforcement

  9. Products • Product list: based on learning style and resource availability in the teacher’s classroom • Explanation of products should be discussed with students • Student contract for $1 budget for project Credits/Resources: Laurie E. Wesphaul: Differentiating Instruction with Menus Susan Weinbrenner: Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

  10. Assessment • All Purpose Rubric: copied on the back of menu; explain in detail • Self: VERY important: explain the student’s evaluation is also necessary • Student Taught Lesson Rubric • Oral Presentation Rubric Credits/Resources: Laurie E. Wesphaul: Differentiating Instruction with Menus Susan Weinbrenner: Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

  11. Why use Extension Menus? • Enrich or extend the essential curriculum • Challenge the abilities of highly able students • Provide alternative activities that address the differing abilities, interests, or learning styles of students • Allow choice

  12. TASK: • Using “Quarter at a Glance”: • As a content team (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies), create a menu for use across the grade level for diverse learners • Each team will present their menu including form of assessment • As an individual, choose a menu type (different from team) and create a menu for use during this 9 weeks for publication in the Brill Staff folder

  13. 3-2-1 Write: 3: Key Ideas 2: Things I enjoyed or benefited from 1: Question, Request, or Implementation Idea

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