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3rd Edition

How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms

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Carol Ann Tomlinson

  • How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms

117 pages
2017
ISBN: 9781416623304

We differentiate instruction to honor the reality of the students we teach. They are energetic and outgoing. They are quiet and curious. They are confident and self-doubting. They are interested in a thousand things and deeply immersed in a particular topic. They are academically advanced and "kids in the middle" and struggling due to cognitive, emotional, economic, or sociological challenges. More of them than ever speak a different language at home. They learn at different rates and in different ways. And they all come together in our academically diverse classrooms.

Written as a practical guide for teachers, this expanded third edition of Carol Ann Tomlinson's groundbreaking work covers the fundamentals of differentiation and provides additional guidelines and new strategies for how to go about it. You'll learn

  • What differentiation is and why it's essential.
  • How to set up the flexible and supportive learning environment that promotes success.
  • How to manage a differentiated classroom.
  • How to plan lessons differentiated by readiness, interest, and learning profile.
  • How to differentiate content, process, and products.
  • How to prepare students, parents, and yourself for the challenge of differentiation.

First published in 1995 as How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, this new edition reflects evolving best practices in education, the experiences of practitioners throughout the United States and around the world, and Tomlinson’s continuing thinking about how to help each and every student access challenging, high-quality curriculum; engage in meaning-rich learning experiences; and feel at home in a school environment that "fits."

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

Chapter 1. What Differentiated Instruction Is—and Isn't

Chapter 2. The Rationale for Differentiating Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms

Chapter 3. Thinking About the Needs of Students in a Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 4. The Role of the Teacher in a Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 5. The Learning Environment in a Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 6. A Look Inside Some Differentiated Classrooms

Chapter 7. Strategies for Managing a Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 8. Preparing Students and Parents for a Differentiated Classroom

Chapter 9. Planning Lessons Differentiated by Readiness

Chapter 10. Planning Lessons Differentiated by Interest

Chapter 11. Planning Lessons Differentiated by Learning Profile

Chapter 12. Differentiating Content

Chapter 13. Differentiating Process

Chapter 14. Differentiating Products

Chapter 15. Grading in a Differentiated Classroom

A Final Thought

Appendix: A Few Instructional Strategies Helpful in Academically Diverse Classrooms

References