Classroom Planning

Links verified 7/28/09

1. Anchor Activities - Information on Anchor Activities and how to use them in the classroom (from the Montgomery County, MD School System). This information is targeted towards teaching Gifted Students.
2. Math Anchor Activities - Information on Math Anchor Activities and how to use them in the classroom (from the Montgomery County, MD School System). This information is targeted towards teaching mathematics to Gifted Students.
3. Differentiated Instruction - Disability Studies for Teachers - This Center on Human Policy website includes strategies for differentiated instruction that might be useful for teachers using lesson plans for the Disability Studies for Teachers project. Includes specific activities.
4. Differentiated Instruction - An approach to planning so that one lesson is taught to the entire class while meeting the individual needs of each child. (also called Multi-level Instruction )
5. Differentiated Instruction Resources - This site includes free downloads for teachers.
6. Differentiated Instruction for Science - What does Differentiated Instruction look like in the Science classroom?
7. Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom - Exerpts from the book "Content, Process, Product, and Assessment", includes some worksheet samples.
8. Dimensions of 'Differentiation' - This site from Greenfield Community College provides an overview and planning resources for the different aspects of differentiation.
9. Exit Cards - These cards are a quick assessment tool for teachers to more aware of a student's understanding of the concepts that were taught to them.
10. Finding Manageable Ways to Meet Individual Needs - Article on ASCD site about why it is better "not to teach to the middle" and strategies for primary and secondary education.
11. High School Help (from E-Subjects, Origami for the Mind ) Includes five practices which address communication and organization.
12. How to Differentiate Instruction - A focus on planning for differences. (scroll past the Teachnology membership index)
13. How to Work Effectively With a Heterogeneous Classroom - Follow the *flow* of instruction in a differentiated classroom.
14. Instructional and Management Strategies - This site contains many ideas to help individualize lessons.
15. Layered Curriculum - This site provides an exciting and effective student-centered teaching method, covering many subject areas.
16. Management of Learning and Differentiation - The management of learning for a range of individual differences involves three main features: Space, Time, and People.
17. Mapping a Route Toward Differentiated Instruction - This article discusses how different classrooms incorporate differentiated instruction.
18. Nine Different Strategies for Delivering Differentiation in History - "The matching of work to the differing capabilities of individuals or groups of pupils in order to extend their learning." from the Handbook for the Inspection of Schools.
19. Resources for Teachers - This site provides all sorts of activities and blackline masters created for differentiating instruction in your classroom. (posted by the West Bloomfield School District)
20. Strategies for Differentiating - This page has a variety of helpful links.
21. Teaching in Mixed-Ability Classrooms - Article written by Mary Anne Hess.
22. Ten Tips for Differentiation - Great tips to reach students who don't "get it," or don’t seem motivated or interested. These resources help students who need scaffolding to build connections.
23. Tiered Curriculum Project (from the Indiana Department of Education) - An index of example lessons for K-12 in different subject areas.
24. Tools for Differentiation - Best practices that have helped meet the varying needs of students.
25. Two Sides of the Same Coin - This site provides theory and a case-study lesson plan used in an 8th grade class.
26. Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners - Resources to help teachers integrate technology into the curriculum to support diverse learners.
    

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