Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12

ISBN-13: 9781571107084 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str.

Rick Wormeli

Opis

In this refreshing addition to differentiated learning literature, Rick Wormeli takes readers step-by-step from the blank page to a fully crafted differentiation lesson. Along the way he shows middle and high school teachers and behind-the-scenes planning that goes into effective lesson design for diverse classrooms.Rick demonstrates how to weave common and novel differentiation strategies into all subjects and offers clear advice about what to do when things don't go as expected. Based on nearly thirty years of experience as a teacher and instructional coach, Rick's thoughtful and imaginative classroom accommodations will help teachers succeed with advanced students, struggling students, English language learners, and students across the multiple intelligences spectrum.A thorough and practice guide, Differentiation: From Planning to Practice also provides an overview of the cognitive science behind differentiation as well as a more than two-dozen tools that make differentiation doable in the classroom. This is an essential resource for all reflective teachers.

Recenzje

"An accessible guide to a complex issue." - Education Review

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Developing a Common Frame of Reference; Chapter 2: A Walk-Through of a Differentiated Lesson; Chapter 3: Helpful Structures and Strategies for the Differentiated Class; Chapter 4: Cognitive Science Structures and Tips That Help Us Differentiate; Chapter 5: Twelve Samples of Differentiated Learning Experiences from Multiple Subjects; A Final Word: Three Tips to Begin the Journey

O autorze

Rick Wormeli is a National Board Certified Teacher and a columnist for Middle Ground magazine. The winner of Disney’s American Teacher Award for English in 1996, Rick is an internationally known speaker on secondary education, innovation, and teacher professionalism. His other books include Fair Isn’t Always Equal (Stenhouse 2006), Day One and Beyond (Stenhouse 2003), and Meet Me in the Middle (Stenhouse 2001).