GAPS 8J - Differentiated Instruction Resources A Brief Bibliography of Resources Download Adobe Acrobat Version  Permission granted from ASCD to post these resources on the 8J/Differentiated Instruction Web site From the ASCD 'Differentiating Instruction for Mixed-Ability Classroom Professional Inquiry Kit'

There are many wonderful books, articles, and other resources directly and tangentially related to differentiation. Here are a few that have been helpful to me and to teachers with whom I have worked as they differentiate instruction. I've arranged the entries by category, but of course there is much overlap. Please add your favorites to the list and share it with interested colleagues. Resources Directly Related to Differentiated Instruction: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (1994). Challenging the Gifted in the Regular Classroom (video training program, including Facilitator's Guide). Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (1995). Inclusion Series (video training program, including Facilitator's Guide) Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Tomlinson, C. (1995). How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Villa, R., and J. Thousand. (1995). Creating an Inclusive School. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Note: A video-based staff development program on differentiated instruction is forthcoming from ASCD in February 1997. Resources on Organizing and Managing Flexible, Student-Centered Classrooms: Maeda, B. (1994). The Multi-Age Classroom. An Inside Look at One Community of Learners. Cypress, Calif.: Creative Teaching Press. Strachota, B. (1996). On Their Side: Helping Children Take Charge of Their Learning. Greenfield, Mass.: Northeast Foundation for Children. Resources on Instructional Strategies Useful in Supporting Differentiation: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (1991). Making Meaning: Integrated Language Arts Series. (Video-based staff development program: 5 tapes, Facilitator's Guide, produced in collaboration with the International Reading Association). Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Black, H., and S. Black. (1990). Organizing Thinking: Graphic Organizers, Book 2. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Critical Thinking Press & Software. Burns, D. (1990). Pathways to Investigative Skills: Instructional Lessons for Guiding Students from Problem Finding to Final Product. Mansfield Center, Conn.: Creative Learning Press. Cohen, E. (1986). Designing Groupwork: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom. New York: Teachers College Press. Derman-Sparks, L. (1989). Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children. Hyerle, D. (1996). Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Johnson, D., R. Johnson, and E. Holubec. (1994). Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. New York City Public Schools. (1991). Children of the Rainbow: First Grade. New York: Board of Education. Parks, S., and H. Black. (1992). Organizing Thinking: Graphic Organizers, Book 1. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Critical Thinking Press & Software. Sharan, S., ed. (1994). Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Sharan, Y., and S. Sharan. (1992). Expanding Cooperative Learning Through Group Investigation. New York: Teachers College Press. Starko, A. (1986). It's About Time: Inservice Strategies for Curriculum Compacting. Mansfield Center, Conn.: Creative Learning Press. Swartz, R., and S. Parks. (1994). Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Elementary Instruction. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Critical Thinking Press & Software. Winebrenner, S. (1992). Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted. Minneapolis, Minn.: Free Spirit Publishing. Winebrenner, S. (1996). Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Challenge and Motivate Struggling Students. Minneapolis, Minn.: Free Spirit Publishing. Resources Helpful in Understanding Specific Learning Needs: American Association of School Administrators. (1991). Learning Styles: Putting Research and Common Sense into Practice. Arlington, Va.: Author. Birley, M. (1995). Crossover Children: A Sourcebook for Helping Children Who Are Gifted and Learning Disabled. Reston, Va.: The Council for Exceptional Children. Bos, C., and S. Vaughn. (1994). Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Lee, C., and R. Jackson, (1992). Faking It: A Look into the Mind of a Creative Learner. Portsmouth, N.H.: Boynton/Cook. MacCracken, M. (1986). Turnabout Children. New York: Signet. Maker, C., and A. Nielson. (1996). Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies for Gifted Learners. Austin, Tex.: Pro-Ed. Sadker, M., and D. Sadker. (1994). Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Vail, P. (1987). Smart Kids with School Problems:Things to Know and Ways to Help. New York: E.P. Dutton. Resources on Teacher Reflection and Action Research Anderson, G., K. Herr, and A. Nihlen. (1994). Studying Your Own School: An Educator's Guide to Qualitative Practitioner Research. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (1994). Action Research: Inquiry, Reflection, and Decision Making (video-based staff development program: 4 tapes and Facilitator's Guide). Alexandria, Va.: ASCD Calhoun, E.F. (1994). How to Use Action Research in the Self-Renewing School. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Joyce, B., J. Wolf, and E. Calhoun. (1993). The Self-Renewing School. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Patterson, L., ed. (1993). Teachers Are Researchers: Reflection and Action. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association. Sagor, R. (1993). How to Conduct Collaborative Action Research. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Thought-Provoking Reading Related to Differentiation Issues: Brooks, J., and M. Brooks. (1993). In Search of Meaning: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Csikszentmihalyi, M., K. Rathunde, and S. Whalen. (1993). Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure. New York: Cambridge University Press. Gardner, J. (1984). Excellence. New York: W.W. Norton. Gardner, H. (1991). The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach. New York: Basic Books. Nieto, S. (1996). Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education. New York: Longman. Renzulli, J. (1994). Schools for Talent Development. A Practical Plan for Total School Improvement. Mansfield Center, Conn.: Creative Learning Press. General Resources: Azwell, T., & Schmar, E. (1995). Report card on report cards: Alternatives to consider. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Cohen, E. (1994). Designing groupwork: Strategies for the heterogeneous classroom (2nd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press. Daniel, T., & Terry, K. (1995). Multiage classrooms by design: Beyond the one-room school. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. Delpit, L. (1995). Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom. New York: The New Press. Erickson, H. (1998). Concept-based curriculum and instruction: Teaching beyond the facts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. Finnan, C., & Swanson, J. (2000). Accelerating the learning of all students: Cultivating culture change in schools, classrooms, and individuals. Boulder, CO: Westview. Gardner, H. (1999). The disciplined mind: Beyond facts and standardized tests, the K-12 education that every child deserves. New York: Penguin. Kiernan, L. (2000). Differentiated instruction (Web-based professional development course). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available at http://www.ascd.org/framepdonline.html. Keirnan, L. (Producer/Writer) (1997). Differentiating instruction (video staff development set). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Krumboltz, J., & Yeh, C. (1996, December). Competitive grading sabotages good teaching. Phi Delta Kappan, 78(4), 324-326. Jackson, A., & Davis, G. (2000). Turning points 2000: Educating adolescents in the 21st century. A Report of the Carnegie Corporation. New York: Teachers College Press. National Research Council. (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Sizer, T. (1999, September). No two are quite alike. Educational Leadership, 57(1), 6-11. Sizer, T., & Sizer, N. (1999). The students are watching. Boston: Beacon. Strachota, B. (1996). On their side: Helping children take charge of their learning. Greenfield, MA: Northeast Society for Children. Tomlinson, C. (1996). Differentiating instruction for mixed ability classrooms: A professional inquiry kit. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Tomlinson, C. (1998, November). For integration and differentiation choose concepts over topics. Middle School Journal, 30(2), 3-8. Tomlinson, C. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Tomlinson, C. (1999, September). Mapping a route toward differentiated instruction. Educational Leadership, 77(1), 12-16. Tomlinson, C. (2000, August). Differentiation of instruction in the elementary grades. ERIC Digest. Document No. ED0-PS-00-7. Tomlinson, C. (2000, September). Reconcilable differences: Standards-based teaching and differentiation. Educational Leadership, 58(1), 6-11. Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Tomlinson, C., & Allan, S. (2000). Leadership for differentiating schools and classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Tomlinson, C., & Kalbfleisch, L. (1998, November). Teach me, teach my brain: A call for differentiated classrooms. Educational Leadership, 56(3), 52-55. Weinbrenner, S. (1992). Teaching gifted kids in the regular classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit. Weinbrenner, S. (1996) Teaching kids with learning difficulties in the regular classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit. Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (1998). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. HottLinx - Web site containing differentiated lessons, units, and products.

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