Differentiate Learning with Diffit

Empowered Learner, Knowledge Constructor

Overview

Diffit is a tool that helps teachers create customized learning materials for their students. It utilizes AI to generate diverse versions of educational content, such as reading passages or questions, tailored to various skill levels. This way, every student can learn at their own pace and to their own ability. It’s like having a personal assistant for teachers to make learning more effective and fun for everyone!

Please note that this is an AI learning tool designed to enhance your lessons and tailor them to meet the needs of all learners.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Understand and retain information or subject matter through customized learning materials created by their teacher through Diffit, which will match their individual reading levels and learning needs.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words:

No Vocabulary for this task card.

Pre-planning

To prepare for this lesson:

1. There is always a free version of Diffit. This website will demonstrate the differences between the school and free versions.

2. To learn more about Diffit, view the Diffit Professional Development Slides- Dive Into Diffit.

3. If you are an elementary teacher, view the Updated Diffit Elementary One Pager - Google Slides

4. Create your account and explore Diffit.

5. Here is a how-to get started with Diffit How to Diffit - One Pager - Google Slides

6. Here is an article from Ducksters that can be copied into Diffit to try Kid's Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr.

7. Decide on what you want to differentiate for your students. It can be an article, a YouTube video, a vocabulary list, just about anything.

8. Copy the article, video, etc. link that you plan to use in Diffit.

9. Go to Diffit for Teachers

10. Paste the link copied from the resource chosen in step eight.

11. Select the grade level you want ( remember you can go back and create different reading levels for your students)

12. Select the language - This is an excellent resource for English Language Learner (ELL) students.

13. Optional- Select the type of reading.

14. Click GENERATE RESOURCES

NOTE: You may need to reiterate and alter the reading level and/or language based on your student’s individual needs.

15. Choose where you will put the resources created in Diffit (LMS, Google Classroom, etc)

16. Resources can be copied, shared, and printed.

17. Diffit will give you various activities. You can decide which ones to use with students.

18. These lessons could be used in station rotations as well.

Additional Note: Diffit is FERPA and COPPA Compliant.

Accommodations

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4student website in the Teacher Resources.

Steps

Directions for this activity:

Since this task card is for teachers to learn how to use Diffit, the teachers will create an activity to share with students.

Instruct students with the necessary content to complete the activity.
Share direction on where to access the resource/activity.
Give work time for completion.

Assessment Options

Different options for assessing the students:

Observations
Check for understanding

MITECS Competencies & ISTE STANDARDS

MITECS: Michigan adopted the "ISTE Standards for Students" called MITECS (Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students) in 2018.

Empowered Learner
1.1a Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

Knowledge Constructor
1.3.a Effective Research Strategies Students use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.

ELA CCSS
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.