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- Differentiated instruction: by Verna Eaton, Saskatchewan Valley School Division
Provides tips on creating differentiated products and methods for evaluating student performance
- A Different Place: Nancy Bosch
Differentiation as an instructional strategy for high-ability learners
- Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Learners in the Mixed-Ability Middle School Classroom
Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Middle School Students, authored by Carol Ann Tomlinson (ERIC Digest E536)
- No Two Are Quite Alike: Education Leadership - Vol. 57 No. 1, September 1999
Theodore R. Sizer shares insights about how to reach each student through personalized learning
- Differentiation, Research, Evidence, and Implications for Practice
Research information about using differentiation to reach gifted and talented students
- Differentiated Instruction: by Tracey Hall, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, NCAC
How to differentiate content, process, and products, with links to other sources
- Noteworthy Perspectives: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
A variety of perspectives that support differentiation for all-ability students from McREL
- Curriculum Differentiation: An overview of the research into the curriculum differentiation educational strategy
Australian educator David farmer shares a handy checklist of teaching tips and strategies for differentiating instruction
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development:
The ASCD has an incredible wealth of differentiation materials for professional development
District Resources
The following items are available through the GAPS 8J Curriculum Office. Call or email Diane Smith to check them out.
District Owned:
- Gregory, Gayle H. and Carolyn Chapman.
Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All
2002. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.
- Thomlinson, Carol Ann.
How to Differentiation Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms.
This 2nd. edition of Thomlinson's book provides clear strategies on how to begin differentiation for all students. Thomlinson makes a case for meeting the unique learning needs of students by first identifying their needs, learning styles, and instructional preferences. She uses organizers to identify grouping strategies and provides quick, "ready-to-use" tips on how to organize space and handle classroom management tasks.
2001. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA
- Heacox, Diane.
Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom.
How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 3-12
2002. Free Spirit Publishing: Minneapolis, MN.
- At Work in the Differentiated Classroom.
A series of three videos that capture examples of classroom teachers demonstrating differentiation skills at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Teachers model flexible grouping, tiered assignments, curriculum compacting, alternative assessments, and other differentiation strategies. Supplemental handouts and training worksheets are available for small group or building-wide staff development activities. 2001. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Alexandria, VA.
- Teaching & Learning in a Standards-Based Classroom: The Cycle
- Elements for Student
Success
- Key Points for Teaching in a Standards-Based Classroom
- A Brief Bibliography of Resources
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School District 8J
Schools, families and community: Working together to prepare students for our future
718 Seventh Avenue SW - Albany, Oregon 97321
(541) 967-4501 - Fax: (541) 967-4584 - http://www.8j.net/ - Site Usage