Differentiation

Mixed-level groups are becoming the norm in (adult) education. Different levels, different speeds, different lives outside the classroom, all in one room. This course is about teaching that group well. You will understand what differentiation actually means and what needs to be done before you even start: getting a clear picture of your learners and what they need. From there, we look at how to differentiate at every stage of teaching: in your planning, during the lesson itself, when you assess, and when you reflect afterward.
Hosted over three days, you become part of a small group of teachers who get to know each other and work together. This is a very practical course, built around hands-on activities you can take straight into your next class. In small groups, you will try short lessons on each other, test different ways of differentiating during a real lesson, and give and get honest, structured feedback, the same close feedback you would get from watching a real class, with no need for a host school. On the last day, you will look at differentiating when you assess learning, reflect on what you tried, and work with the group on how to bring it back to your own classroom.
    • Day 1: Getting to know the group; what differentiated instruction means; the DI cycle; 
    • Day 2: Trying out strategies with structured feedback 
    • Day 3: Reflecting on your practice; planning for your own context;

As a participant:

• can you express yourself in English;
• are you a team player;
• you have a didactic, creative and innovative mind;
• are you prepared to be inspired with an open mind and to inspire others to pass on what you have learned;
• are you prepared to transfer the international knowledge you have learned to other contexts;
• you are prepared to translate what you have learned into effective change in your own classroom practice and to share this within your department and beyond;
• are you willing to commit to the Erasmus day in which you want to share what you have learned with colleagues from other participating school institutions;
• are you willing to commit to the Erasmus podcast of Catholic Education Flanders to share what you have learned with the listeners of the podcast.
  

Participants in our 2026-2027 consortium participate for free, those who are not members of our consortium, please contact kevin.weytens@katholiekonderwijs.vlaanderen.