Differentiation

=Differentiating Instruction: Resources=

Teaching in mixed-ability classrooms
Teachers guide students down many paths to a common destination Although some voice doubts, advocates say differentiated instruction can raise the bar for all learners By Mary Anne Hess http://www.weac.org/kids/1998-99/march99/differ.htm

Mapping a Route Toward Differentiated Instruction
Carol Ann Tomlinson Educational Leadership September 1999 | Volume 57 | Number 1 Even though students may learn in many ways, the essential skills and content they learn can remain steady. That is, students can take different roads to the same destination. http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/diffinstr/el199909_tomlinson.html

What is Differentiated Instruction?
High School Example http://faculty.rmwc.edu/mentor_grant/Differentiated/di_example.htm

Differentiation
A differentiated classroom is designed to tap into different student readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles. In a differentiated class, the teacher uses (1) a variety of ways for students to learn the curriculum, (2) a variety of meaningful activities or processes where students gain understanding and form their "own" information and ideas, and (3) a variety of options through which students can demonstrate or exhibit what they have learned. http://www.foxbay.k12.wi.us/Parents/Curriculum/Diff.asp

Differentiating Instruction: Finding Manageable Ways to Meet Individual Needs
by Scott Willis and Larry Mann Every child is unique. Although we may rejoice in this fact, it poses a dilemma for educators. When students are diverse, teachers can either "teach to the middle" and hope for the best, or they can face the challenge of diversifying their instruction. Today, more and more teachers are choosing the second option. Determined to reach all students, teachers are struggling to tailor their instruction to individual student needs. They are striving to provide the right level of challenge for gifted students, for students who lag far behind grade level, and for everyone in between. They are working to deliver instruction in ways that meet the needs of auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners. And they are trying to tap into students' personal interests. In short, these teachers are differentiating instruction. http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/cu2000win_willis.html

Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Learners in the Mixed-Ability Middle School Classroom. ERIC Digest E536.
Tomlinson, Carol Ann A particular challenge for middle school teachers is being able to differentiate or adapt instruction to respond to the diverse student needs found in inclusive, mixed-ability classrooms. This digest provides an overview of some key principles for differentiating instruction, with an emphasis on the learning needs of academically advanced learners. ERIC Identifier: ED389141 http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-3/mixed.htm

Critical Questions about Tiered Lessons
Cheryl M. Adams, Ph.D. Many of us have heard the term, "tiered lesson," as the differentiation movement has taken center stage as a means of meeting the needs of all students in the classroom. A tiered lesson is a differentiation strategy that addresses a particular standard, key concept, and generalization, but allows several pathways for students to arrive at an understanding of these components, based on the students’ interests, readiness, or learning profiles. http://faculty.rmwc.edu/mentor_grant/Differentiated/di_tiered.htm

Differentiated Instruction Templates
http://www.dcmoboces.com/dcmoiss/staffdev/oinit/dile/didocs.htm

Differentiated Instruction for Math
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/mathdifferentiation.asp

Differentiated Instruction for Science
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/sciencedifferentation.asp

Differentiated Instruction for Language Arts
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/languagearts.asp

Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom
http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00577/chapter4.pdf

Ten Tips for Differentiation
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/needs/elementary2.html

Differentiated Instruction: Link Lists of Web Sites
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiated_instruction.htm http://tst1160-35.k12.fsu.edu/mainpage.html http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiatinglinks.html http://oops.bizland.com/diff.html http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm

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