Sunday, March 24, 2013

Differentiating Instruction 101


Everything You Want to Know About Differentiating:

This is an awesome PDF link about differentiated Instruction as a whole, comparing and contrasting a Differentiated Classroom and a Traditional Classroom through a variety of explicit strategies and ideas to use in the classroom. In addition, this PDF link gives several links to further one's education on differentiated instruction and books to read on the subject of differentiation. This is some of the best information I have found on differentiation!!!


Please post strategies and information you found to be helpful or strategies you use or want to use in regard to the links above:)

More Information on Differentiated Instruction

  This is a book I have read in the past for a class that I took and is awesome.  It provides information information for behavioral and emotional needs specfically whick was huge for me as a teacher who has a number of students with behavioral deficits.  It is pricey but you can get it used on amazon.

Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 3-12  This link will take you directly to the google book available online.  This is the full version is full of valuable information for free!
 books.google.com/books?isbn=1575421054


This link is amazing for differentiating reading in the classroom.  It is multifaceted in the respect that it covers the incorporation of technology, strategies, videos and podcasts as learning tools for teachers and parents.
http://www.readingrockets.org

The Basics of Developing Differentiated Instruction



What You Need to Know:

This website provides the basics on the importance of knowing your students, using different teaching strategies, Instructional activities and using flexible evaluation.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7209043_behavior-management-differentiated-instructions.html


Please post strategies and information you found to be helpful or strategies you use or want to use in regard to the links above:)