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Differentiated Instruction

Use the links on this page to find resources for Differentiated Instruction.

General Information

Mapping a Route to Differentiated Instruction
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session5/5.MappingARoute.pdf

Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Learners in the Mixed-Ability Middle School Classroom by Tomlinson
http://ericec.org/digests/e536.html

Differentiated Instruction from National Center on Assessing the General Curriculum
http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=2876

Technology & Differentiated Instruction Web Resources
http://k12.albemarle.org/Technology/DI/

Using Technology to Support Differentiated Instruction in the Middle School Classroom
http://cte.jhu.edu/mtc/diffmod/mod1/

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/centers/secme/diverse.html

Instructional Strategies That Support Differentiated Instruction
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/instr/differstrategies.htm

How to Differentiate Instruction from Teachnology
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/planning/

Differentiating Instruction - Finding Manageable Ways to Meet Individual Needs
http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm?publication=http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/cu2000win_willis.html

Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom
http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00577/chapter4.pdf

Graphic Organizers
http://www.rmislevy.org/Graphicorganizer.htm

Using Excel to Create Concept Maps
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_concept_map.htm

 

 

Assessment

Enhance Learning with Technology - Assessment
http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/assessing.html

Kathy Schrock's Guide to Assessment and Rubrics
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

*Rubistar - Create a Rubric
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Rubistar Tutorials
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/newtutorial/tutorial.shtml
Example of Rubistar Rubric for a WebQuest
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1095366&

Education World - Rubrics
http://db.educationworld.com/perl/browse?cat_id=12686

Assessment Resource Banks - Elementary
http://arb.nzcer.org.nz/nzcer3/sample.htm

PALS Science Performance Assessment Tasks
http://pals.sri.com/

TIMSS Math and Science Tasks - Grades 4 & 8
http://timss.bc.edu/timss2003i/psi.html

TIMS The Bouncing Ball Grades 1 - 8
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Instructional_Issues/ISS0002.html

Study of Place
http://www.studyofplace.com/common/Home.cfm

Self-Assessment
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/assess/opport.html

Exit Cards

Let It Slip! from Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev091.shtml

Exit Cards
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/instr/wrexitcards.htm

Download an Exit Card Template
Exit Cards

Interactive Online Assessments - Samples to try

Custom Classroom from Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/customclassroom/about.html

A Sample Pre-Assessment
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes29/ramislevy/teachertraining.html

Sample Pre-Assessment for Brown v. Board - Word document
Download Pre-assessment

More Brown v. Board Resources from LTPS
http://www.ltps.org/TECHDEPT/BrownvBoard

Take a Monsters of Mystery Quiz
First, read about the monsters at:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9903/monsters/map.html
Take this quiz:
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes29/ramislevy/Monsters.html
Or, Go on a Scavenger Hunt for Monsters of Mystery - Word document
Download Scavenger Hunt

 

Lesson Plans

Who Is Tuesday and Why Does He Have a Day? 1st Grade Lesson Plan
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/hottlinx/tier1/lessonplans/curric_navigation/Lesson_display.php3?id=l_11280504052001

Olympics Lesson for Grade 4 (can be adapted for other grades)
http://tst1160-35.k12.fsu.edu/Elolympic.html

Grade 6 Mathematics Lesson Plan
http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/l2les.html

Community Lesson Plan - Grade 2
http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/l2act3.html

High School Example of Differentiated Lesson
http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/l1hsex.html

Native American Lesson Plan
http://www.schoolhousedoor.com/teacher/experts-craig-lessonplan.htm

Differentiated Learning Egyptian Project Lesson Plan
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MDSSArtLACIDifferentiatedLearningEgyptProjects68.htm

Phantom Tollbooth Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=79

HOTT LINX -- High Quality Online Teacher Training
http://www.hottlinx.org/tier1/lessonplans/curric_navigation/curric_nav.php3

Differentiating Science Using Science Content Standards
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/instr/differentiationres.htm

Tiered Lesson Plans

Tiered Curriculum Project
http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html

Tiered Lesson Plans
http://manhattan.k12.ca.us/staff/pware/diff/

Tiered Assignments
http://www.dcmoboces.com/dcmoiss/staffdev/oinit/dile/didocs.htm#ta

Layered Curriculum
http://tst1160-35.k12.fsu.edu/

 

Cubing

What is Cubing? Sparta Area School District
http://www.spartan.org/gifted/differentiation/cubing.html

Cubing Examples from Sparta
http://www.spartan.org/gifted/differentiation/cubingexamples.html

Cubing -- Ball State University
http://www.bsu.edu/teachers/services/ctr/javits/Instruction/Cubing.htm

Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Toe Menus
http://www.spartan.org/gifted/differentiation/tictactoe.html

Additional Tic Tac Toe Menus
http://www.spartan.org/gifted/differentiation/tictactoeexamples.html

 

Anchor Activities

How to Use Anchoring Activities
http://www.muncysd.k12.pa.us/resources/howto.htm

Anchor Activities
http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/littleriver-es/ewilliams/anchoractivities.htm

Anchor Activities
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/hooverms/technology/anchor.htm

Fake Out!
http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/

Daily Buzzword
http://www.wordcentral.com/cgi-bin/bwwod.pl

Daily Wordsearch
http://www.dailywordsearch.com/index.html

 

More Resources

Making Good Lessons - Jamie McKenzie
http://questioning.org/module2/quick.html

A Slam Dunk Lesson - an example - Jamie McKenzie
http://questioning.org/module2/quick9.html

TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
To view an example of a track on monsters, type in #233691, password: training

Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html
An Example of a Filamentality Scrapbook on Rescue & Working Dogs
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/scrapdogstoro.html

An Example of a HyperLinked Document in Word
Download David Brearley document
Download David Brearley planning graphic organizer
Another Example - FindersReaders
http://aamaya.ltps.site.eboard.com
Microsoft's Instructions for Inserting a Hyperlink
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010551141033.asp

Jeopardy Games and Blank Jeopardy Template with Instructions
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

Jeopardy Templates and Other Games
http://www.techteachers.com/jeopardytemplates.htm

Read Write Think Interactive Student Tools
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

Study Stack - Create Your Own or Use Existing Stacks
http://www.studystack.com/java-studysta/frames.jsp

A Different Place - Student Product Ideas
http://adifferentplace.org/products.htm

Social Studies in Action - Using Resources
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/socialstudies/session5/index.html

American Memory Pages from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

What Do You See? - Picture Analysis
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/discover/yousee.html

Document Analysis Worksheets from NARA
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/worksheets.html

The WebQuest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
Example of a WebQuest - Working Dogs
http://wizard.hprtec.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=50913

Cindy O'Hora's Scavenger Hunts
http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.html

Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learning
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm

Tapping into Mulitple Intelligences - PBS
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

Differentiated Instruction Links
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiated_instruction.htm

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

Links for K-12 Teachers from Internet4Teachers
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm

 

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