Differentiated Instructional Management: Work Smarter, Not Harder

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SAGE Publications, 2008 - 277 من الصفحات

"Each chapter assists the teacher in setting up and maintaining an effective learning environment through the use of differentiated learning and assessment, with suggestions that are practical and grounded in research."
--Laura B. Harper, Adjunct Instructor and Supervisor of Student Teachers
Trevecca Nazarene University

"This book is loaded! It covers every topic you ever wanted to know about differentiation."
--Kael Sagheer, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Willa Cather Elementary School, Grapevine, TX

The keys to successful differentiated instruction for all learners!

Differentiated instruction is a powerful approach for designing and customizing lessons to support the diverse needs of your students. But what′s the most effective way to implement it in your classroom? In this practical guide, best-selling authors Carolyn Chapman and Rita King provide a wealth of instructional tips and show how you can organize purposeful and meaningful differentiated lessons to inspire and engage all learners.

The book presents 12 complete models for differentiating instruction including student-directed and teacher-directed methods and models focused on multiple intelligences, problem solving, curriculum rewinding, and curriculum compacting. Alongside each model, this teacher-friendly resource provides ready-to-use techniques for using differentiated strategies and tools such as:

  • Individualized assignments, menus, focus activities, choice boards, cubes, learning zones, and academic contracts
  • Flexible grouping options for individuals, partners, and small groups, plus groupings defined by interests, ability, age, knowledge base, and more
  • Assessments to use before, during, and after instruction to obtain feedback, plan for interventions, and guide differentiated planning

Ideal for educators new to differentiated instruction as well as experienced veterans, this comprehensive text helps teachers successfully manage each aspect of differentiated instruction to ensure every learner′s success.

نبذة عن المؤلف (2008)

Carolyn Chapman is an international educational consultant, author, and teacher who has taught in kindergarten to college classrooms. Her interactive, hands-on professional development training sessions challenge educators to use strategies that ensure success for learners of all ages. Chapman has written many books about differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, multiple assessments, and the brain-compatible classroom. She is coauthor with Gayle Gregory of the landmark Corwin Press book Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn′t Fit All. Rita King has more than 20 years of teacher training experience and administrative experience as principal and director of Middle Tennessee State University's teacher training program in the laboratory school. Most recently, she was an adjunct professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the university. She now consults internationally in the areas of multiple intelligences, practical applications of brain-based research, differentiated learning, reading and writing strategies, mathematics instruction, creating effective learning environments, and strategies for test success. She is the coauthor of Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas, Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas, and Differentiated Assessment Strategies: One Tool Doesn't Fit All.

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