Standards-based activities and assessments for the differentiated classroom
Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ENC#: ENC-032601
Edition: CD-ROM: Windows/Macintosh version.
Publisher: Pieces of Learning
Date: 2004
Ordering Information
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Subjects:
 | Integrated/interdisciplinary approaches
Language arts. Mathematics. Science. Social sciences. | | General education
Learning styles. Teaching methods. |
Resource Type:
Lessons and activities; Tests and assessments.
Abstract:
This book, written for grades 3-12 teachers, provides sample activities and assessments along with planning strategies for differentiated instruction. Topics are taken from history, mathematics, science, and language arts. The book begins with an overview of differentiated instruction. Six facets of differentiation are described, including ability levels, ways of learning, and varying amounts of time to complete work. Much of the material is then organized into three main sections: Tic-Tac-Toe Student Choice Activities, Individual Lesson Plans, and Tiered Lessons. The Tic-Tac-Toe approach requires the teacher to develop a game board from which students select three projects in a row. Appropriately placing project choices in the squares can insure against students selecting only easy tasks and can aid the teacher in addressing standards. The book provides game boards for various topics. Individualized Lesson Plans require students to perform three specific tasks and then complete two additional activities of their choice. Forms are included for several topics on which teachers can record due dates and choices made by students. The student choices are often organized according to Bloom's Taxonomy and types of intelligences. Tiered Lesson Plans are presented as more suitable for classrooms of mixed ability levels. For each sample topic, suggestions are given for three different levels of ability. Assessments are also included. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing a pdf version of the text as well as Microsoft Word documents that teachers can adapt for their own classrooms. (Author/AJC)
Table of Contents:
[Text:]
Index by topics
Index by standards
Introduction
Standards, activities, and assessments planning form
Differentiation: an overview
Differentiated curriculum and assessment
Product criteria cards
Tic-tac-toe student choice activities
Explanation
Tic-tac-toe activities and assessments
How to write Tic-tac-toe student activities
Individual lesson plans in the Teaching tools format
Explanation
Individual lesson plans and assessments
How to write individual lesson plans
Tiered lessons and units
Explanation
Tiered lessons and assessments
How to write tiered lessons and units
Write your own! suggested products and performances for differentiated activities
Using learning contracts to structure differentiated activities
Instructions for using CD-ROM
Pricing Information:
 | Description: 1 text (paperback) and 1 CD-ROM (Windows/Macintosh) | Cost: $31.95 | ISBN: 978-1-931334-28-0 | Order#: CLC0309 | |
Publisher:
Pieces of Learning Notes:
Terms governing use and reproduction: Permission is granted to the buyer, one teacher, to reproduce student activity pages in limited quantities for students in the buyer's classroom only. Contributor(s):
| Author: Carolyn Coil. |
Specifications:
1 text (162 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
1 CD-ROM (Windows/Macintosh ; 4.75 in.)
Record Created: 04/19/2005 Last Modified: 08/03/2005
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