Teaching Tips: Differentiated Instruction
These websites have information on differentiated instruction, including articles for educators and parents, sample lesson plans, and tips for implementing a layered curriculum. Included are an eThemes resource on learning styles and multiple intelligences as well as an eThemes resource on cooperative learning.
Grades
- 8,
- 9,
- 10,
- 11,
- 12
Links
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What is Differentiated Instruction?
This page offers a complete and outlined definition of differentiated instruction and states why it is crucial today.
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Layered Curriculum
This site for educators contains articles on how to implement a layered curriculum and other related topics.
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Differentiated Instruction Links
This site contains links to resources such as articles on instructional theory, practical tips for the classroom, sample lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, and other documents.
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About Differentiated Instruction
This article defines and explains differentiated instruction, including guidelines for implementing it in the classroom.
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Differentiated Instruction Activities
This site suggests activities for use in a differentiated classroom.
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How to Plan For Differentiate Instruction
This site contains tips and links for teachers and gives four steps to plan for differentiating instruction. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Differentiated Instruction Articles
Here are eleven articles about various topics related to differentiated instruction.
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Differentiated Instruction Resources
Here is a collection of links for use in differentiated instruction classrooms. These pages address a wide range of topics and grade levels. NOTE: Some links are broken.
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Lesson Plan: The Pearl
Here is a sample lesson plan for The Pearl by John Steinbeck for use in a differentiated instruction classroom. This lesson is a 12-page PDF file.
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eThemes Resource: Teaching Tips: Learning Style Inventories
These sites have free online assessments for discovering students' learning styles. There are descriptions about various learning styles, including Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory. Also includes an article that criticizes learning style theory.
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eThemes Resource: Teaching Tips: Cooperative Learning Strategies
Read articles that define and explain how to use cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Includes cooperative learning lesson plans for a variety of subjects and grade levels.
