What Is Differentiation?
What resources are available to help teachers differentiate at Riverbend?
by Carolyn Coil (Author)
by Carolyn Coil (Author) (with CD)
Also vist our Backwards Design webpage.
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What Is Differentiation?
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| Differentiation, or differentiated instruction, is an approach to instruction in which the content, instruction, and/or product are modified to better fit the differing interests, learning styles, and/or readiness levels of individual students. One model for differentiation is Backwards Design (also called Understanding by Design or UbD). | |
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What resources are available to help teachers differentiate at Riverbend?
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| The following books, CD's, DVD's, and other instructional materials are available for loan from Mrs. Wittig. | |
| Books | Differentiation (General) |
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Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design (Connecting Content and Kids) by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe (Paperback - May 2006) |
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Differentiation: Simplified, Realistic, and Effective: How to Challenge Advanced Potentials in Mixed-Ability Classrooms by Bertie Kingore (Paperback - 2004) |
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Reaching All Learners: Making Differentiation Work (2007). Austin: Professional Associates Publishing. by Bertie Kingore. |
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Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All (Paperback) by Gayle H. Gregory (Author), Carolyn Chapman (Author) |
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Differentiation Through Personality Types: A Framework for Instruction, Assessment, and Classroom Management by Jane A. G. Kise (Paperback - Dec 7, 2006) |
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Product Criteria Cards for the Differentiated Classroom by Dodie Merritt and Carolyn Coil (with CD) |
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Successful Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom (with CD) (Paperback) by Carolyn Coil (Author) |
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Standards-based Activities And Assessments for the Differentiated Classroom (Paperback) by Carolyn Coil (Author) (with CD) |
| Books | Differentiation (Targeting Gifted Students) |
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Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented (Revised and Updated Edition) (Paperback) by Susan Winebrenner (Author), Pamela Espeland (Author) |
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Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom: Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages 4-9 by Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Yahnke, Ph.D. Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, and Marjorie Lisovskis (Paperback - May 1997) |
| Books | Backwards Design/Understanding by Design |
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Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (Paperback - April 1, 2005)
Also vist our Backwards Design webpage. |
| Internet Sites | Listed below are links to some useful differentiated instruction Internet sites to get you started. |
| • Differentiation Toolbox | |
| • Wikipedia: Differentiated Instruction | |
| • CAST: Differentiated Instruction | |
| • New Horizons: Differentiated Instruction | |
| • Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades. ERIC Digest. by Tomlinson, Carol Ann | |
| • ASCD Curriculum Update: Differentiating Instruction Finding Manageable Ways to Meet Individual Needs by Scott Willis and Larry Mann | |
| • NEA: Differentiated Instruction | |
| • Bertie Kingore: Differentiating Instruction: Rethinking Traditional Practices | |
| Staff | The following personnel and groups are poised and ready (or are in the process of getting ready) to help classroom teachers differentiate: |
| Extended Learning Teacher | Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, each JSD elementary school's Extended Learning teacher added the duties of Differentiation Specialist to her job description. |
| Instructional Support Team | In addition, each elementary school has a cadre of five teachers who have had common training by the fine trainers from University of Santa Cruz New Teacher Center. The ESL and EL teachers, Literacy Leader, one special education and classroom teacher were trained in mentoring and analysis of student work, as well as RTI (Response to Intervention). In further training sessions, Riverbend's IST had the opportunity to figure out how their work would fit in best with the current structures in our building (Professional Learning Communities and SCOTS). Riverbend's NTC trained group consists of : Sheryl Wittig (EL), Jan Faure (ESL), Karen Doxey (LL), Doug Badilla (Sp.Ed.), and Brenda Weaver. |
| Enrichment Team |
The Enrichment Team group consists of the Traci Day (music teacher), Scott May (physical education teacher), Carolyn Kelley (librarian), Todd Wicks (behavior specialist), Mark Insteness (computer tech) and sometimes Lynnette Dihle (school counselor) . In addition to providing enrichment activities for students while their classroom teachers are working in Professional Learning Communites and/or with the Instructional Support Team, these professionals have a wealth of information useful for teachers wishing ensure that the curriculum they offer includes all multiple intelligences. |
| JSD Curricular Connections | Listed below will be links to lessons, units, and other resources differentiated to meet the specific goals and objectives of the Juneau School District curricula. This is a huge work in progress that we are just starting. If there is anything that you would like addressed sooner than later, PLEASE let me (Sheryl Wittig) know, and we will work on that component sooner than others. |
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