Differentiation+of+Instruction

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 * Differentiated Instruction ** **is a proactive set of strategies to** ** adjust teaching ** **and** ** learning ** **by** ** systematically modifying content, process, ** **and** ** products ** **according to student readiness, interests, and learning style. Instruction is based on the** ** student's instructional level ** **, the** ** size of the task ** **, and the** ** pace of the instruction ** **. These are** ** varied ** **and** ** adjusted ** **to form an instructional match for the student based on** ** continuous formal ** **and** ** informal assessment ** **.**


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Resources and Web Links

 * Differentiation Central reviewed by Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson and her colleagues of UVa

Differentiation Central has Lesson Plans, Templates and Videos with Differentiated Instruction Experts ||   || Dare to Differentiate Wiki || NWEA Differentiated Resources ||  || Differentiation Resource produced by NWEA || @http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Differentiation+Toolbox ||  ||   || http://resources-for-differentiation.wikispaces.com/Teacher+Tool+Box ||  || Almost A Third Grader To help prepare students for their third-grade math curriculum, a group of Minnesota second-grade teachers have produced some funny and educational videos, and posted them online at [|almostathirdgrader.com] for their students and for kids around the world to see. Basic algebra concepts are taught with the help of a teacher's dog chasing tennis balls, and the site also has links to worksheets and poll questions, such as, "Where is your favorite place to work on math?" ||
 * NWEA Resources directly from the NWEA site
 * My Differentiation Toolbox
 * Teacher Tool Box
 * Differentiation and Technology ||  ||   ||

Google Form ||  || Reflection Tool for Implementing Instruction (Brief) Google Form ||
 * Planning Tool: Google Doc ||  ||   ||
 * Bloom's Action Verb List: [[file:Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verb List.pdf]] ||  || Web's DOK Verb List: [[file:Webs Depth of Knowledge Verb List.pdf]] ||
 * Planning Tool for Instruction (Brief)

Videos
Preworkshop Video What is Differentiated Instruction with Carol Ann Tomlinson Anita Archer Videos for Elementary and Secondary Differentiating Curriculum by Cubing High School Science Class Differentiation Video Educating Everybody's Children (Elementary Level/3 min.) Teacher Channel (PreK-12 videos) Animal School

Webinars
@http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/tomlinson-and-britt-webinar.aspx
 * Common Core State Standards: Where Does Differentiation Fit?** with Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sheida Britt

@http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/di/chalcycle.htm
 * IRIS Star Legacy Module** EXCELLENT

@http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/tomlinson-imbeau-webinar.aspx
 * Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom** (Handouts and Video) with Carol Ann Tomlinson

Articles
||  || //Mapping a Route Toward Differentiated Instruction// by Carol Ann Tomlinson || || ||  || //Paragraph Shrinking Steps Reminder// || ||  || //Anita Archer's Vocabulary Routine// ||
 * //Helping Gifted Learners Soar// by Susan Rakow
 * //Teach Up for Excellence// by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Edwin Lou Javius[[file:EL Teach Up for Excellence Feb12.pdf]] ||  || //Ed Leadership Article - Close Reading (Jan. 2013)//
 * //Close Reading articles for reading Science & Social Studies texts//
 * //Alternate Ranking Procedure for creating deliberate partnerships and increase engagement//

Book Titles
//Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Students// by Carol Ann Tomlinson

//How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms// by Carol Ann Tomlinson

//Visible Learning For Teachers// by John Hattie