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About This Book
In this updated edition of the popular and trusted guide, Diane Heacox provides a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how differentiated instruction can work in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge in how teachers teach and in how students learn. Individual chapters focus on evaluation in a differentiated classroom and how to manage both behavior and work tasks. The author describes ways to get to know students and recognize that all have strengths and limitations. Differentiated instruction lesson plans are provided as templates and forms, with examples to illustrate differentiation in many content areas.
The book reflects effective practices in curriculum design and instructional methods. Features new to the second edition include connections to Common Core State Standards, revised information on multiple intelligences, updated bibliography and resources, and a PowerPoint presentation for use in staff training and professional development.
Topics : Differentiated Instruction
Table Of Content
List of Reproducible Pages
List of Figures
Foreword by Cindy A. Strickland,
Introduction
PA T 1: Getting Ready
Chapter I: What Is Differentiation?
Differentiated Instruction:
One Size Doesn't Fit All.
You May Be Differentiating Already
Our Diverse Classrooms
What Do We Differentiate?
What Is the Teacher's Role?
Questions and Answers About Differentiating
How Differentiated Is Your
Chapter 2: Who Are Your Students?
Discovering Your Students
Finding Out What Students Know
The Importance of Knowing YOUT Students
Chapter 3: What Do You Teach?
Essential
Unit Questions
Using Essential and Unit Questions to
Differentiate Instruction
Choosing a Unit of Your Own
Mapping Your Curriculum
PART 2: Differentiation in Action
Chapter 4: HOW DO You Teach?
Planning for Challenge and Variety
Challenge: Bloom's Levels of Thinking
Variety: Gardner's Nine Ways of
Thinking and Learning
How Differentiated Is Your Current Unit?
The Mau-ix Plan
A Sample Matrix Plan
Differentiating Your Unit Using a Matrix Plan
The Integration Matrix
Many Uses for Your Matrix
Chapter 5: What Do Students Need?
Flexible Instructional Grouping.
Personalizing Learning with Flexible Grouping
Flexible Grouping at Exit
Flexible Grouping Compared with Other
Grouping
Questions and Answers About Flexible Grouping
Tips on Managing Flexible Groups
Student Independence and Flexible Groups
Chapter 6: What Do Students Need?
Tiered Assignments
Six ways to Structure Tiered Assignments
Deciding When and How to Tier an Assignment
Guidelines for Designing Tiered Assignments
How to Organize Groups and Give Directions
Making Tiering Invisible
Chapter 7: What Do Students Need?
Choices
Pathways Plans
Project Menus
Challenge Centers
Chapter 8: What About Grading?
Establishing Quality Criteria for Differentiated
Activities
Grades Are Cumulative
Don't Grade
Grades Rigor
Totally 10
Chapter 9: How Do You Manage
Differentiation?
Preparing to Differentiate
Preparing Your Students and Classroom
Managing Student Work
Chapter 10; How Do You Differentiate for
Special Populations?
Differentiated Instruction and
Special Needs Students
An Idea from Your Special Education
Colleagues
Other Differentiation Strategies for
Special Needs Students
Differentiated Instruction for
Gifted and Talented Students
Curriculum Compacting
Individual Planning
The Importance of Mentors
Final Thoughts:
Teaching as a Creative Activity
Appendix A: Letter to Families
Appendix B: Differentiating Classroom Discussions,
Using Classroom Questions to
Differentiate Learning
Brainstorming
Learning Dialogues
Appendix C: Content Catalysts, Processes, and Products (CCPP) Toolkit
References and Resources
Index
About the Author
About the Authors
Diane Heacox, Ph. D.:
Dr. Diane Heacox is a consultant and professional learning facilitator focusing on strategies to increase learning success for all students. Diane works with public, private and international schools on a variety of topics related to teaching and learning including differentiation, student success in learning, gifted education, assessment and leadership.
She has worked with teachers in the United States, Denmark, Sweden, South Africa, Germany, Ireland and Canada at both the elementary and secondary school levels.
Dr. Heacox creates customized presentations and training programs for schools, teachers, parents and public conferences. Use the button below to contact Diane.
ISBN: 978603814720--7
Author: Diane Heacox, Ed.D.
Publisher: Educational Book House
Publish Year: 2017
Size: 17*24cm
Pages number: 266
