Professional Resources: Differentiation
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Office of Enriched and Accelerated Instruction Best Practices(MCPS)
AEI has collected and posted a large variety of resources to support MCPS teachers in differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Be sure to take a look at the sections on Strategiesand Instructional and Management Practices.
ASCD- Differentiated Instruction
This online professional development "course" from ASCD has a tremendous amount of information on differentiation with some great examples from teachers and links to many additional resources.
Enhance Learning with Technology- Differentiation
A great list of strategies and suggestions for differentiating instruction, both with and without technology.
The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners
Excerpts from Carol Tomlinson's book. Includes several chapters from this wonderful resource on differentiation.
Mapping a Route Toward Differentiated Instruction
This article from Educational Leadership written by Carol Ann Tomlinson uses classroom examples to explore the ways students can take "different roads" to learning the same content- and the ways teachers facilitate this in the classroom.
Rubrics for Weblessons
Rubrics are an effective assessment tool in evaluating student performance in areas which are complex and vague. This site includes a great description of what a rubric is and why they are useful. There are links to several examples and many resources to help teachers as they create rubrics for their own instructional projects.
Technology Resources to Support Differentiated Instruction
Track Star
TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track. You can look at Tracks created by other teachers or easily create your own. You must register, but there is no fee. Click on the Tutorial and FAQ sections to learn more.
The Webquest Page
Bernie Dodge is the "Father of the Webquest". Take a look at his page to learn about what a webquest is. There are links to hundreds of grade/subject level examples. This is a GREAT place to start!
A Workshop about Webquests
A free online course from "Concept to Classroom" a project sponsored by a collaboration between Thirteen Ed Online and Disney Learning Partnership. Includes general information about what webquests are as well as everything you need to get started creating your own.
Math & Problem Solving
See more problem solving links from Technology Family Style!