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      Dr. Ashleigh Molloy at the 10th World Down Syndrome Congress-
August 19th – 22nd 2009 in Dublin, Ireland

          Ontario Delegation in Italy

 

Hi  Folks ,
I had the priviledge of presenting the principal of the year award during the Montana C E C conference held last week. Ken is a dear friend and colleague so a wonderful memory.   I also was welcomed in my role as conference  keynote speaker and workshop presenter.  I have been invited back next year. In addition I will be keynoting  the state education Conference in October and conducting a summer institute  course in June 2010 at the University of Montana.

Cheers, Dr. Ash

 

Annual Provincial Conference of The Ontario Council for Exceptional Children.

Dr. Ashleigh Molloy received recognition as the Toronto Chapter "Educational Leader of the Year" as well as Provincial "Educational Leader of the Year" for the region.

A Reflection on Differentiated Instruction

Dr. Ashleigh Molloy

Differentiated instruction (DI) is a pedagogical approach to learning that values student diversity and individuality. It encourages educators to respond to this diversity by providing programming and instruction that begins where the student is at and takes into account their varying educational needs and interests. “At its most basic level, differentiation consists of the efforts of teachers to respond to variance among learners in the classroom.” (Tomlinson,p.1).

This requires a break from past teaching practices which focused on knowledge-based curriculum, and focused planning at the ‘typically developing’ learner. Differentiated instruction  encourages teachers to develop a skills-based and problem-solving approach that helps all students, including those with exceptionalities, to master the required knowledge and skills of the curriculum at their level and in a way that suits their learning style and individual needs. It requires teachers to “transform their practices from a program-based pedagogy to a student-based  pedagogy. Teachers (should) attempt to adapt pedagogical interventions to the needs of each student, acknowledging that each student differs in interests, learning profile and level of functioning.” (Education for All, p.14)

Read Dr. Molloy's full article here

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Dr. Ashleigh Molloy: *Transformation Education Institute*

Dr. Ashleigh Molloy is Director of Transformation Education Institute. He presents worldwide on inclusive practices. He is a writer and TV /radio personality and has lectured at the University of Turku, Finland, Oslo University in Norway, and has presented at the Bermuda Education Conference and Down Syndrome World Congress in Vancouver and Ireland. He has received numerous awards for his international humanitarian projects promoting inclusion. Recent awards include the Order of Ontario (06), Council for Exceptional Children Educational Leader of the Year (07), and the Princeton Award (08). His career roles include teacher and system-wide administrator at all level and currently teaching special education to para-educators and teacher candidates with York University.

 Dr. Molloy is a good friend and advisor to many people around the world-

Dr. Ash wrote the foreword to his friend's book-
"IQ of 63, So What! Going Beyond Everybody Else's Expectations by Ben D. Anderson. You can read his foreword here

Friends Ben and Dee Anderson
of Break Through Inc.