Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom : how to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12 /

Heacox, Diane.

Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom : how to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12 / Diane Heacox. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Free Spirit Publishing, (c)2002. - x, 164 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm



PART 1: GETTING READY -- What is differentiation? -- Who are your students? -- What do you teach? -- PART 2: DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION -- How do you teach? Planning for challenge and variety -- What do students need? Flexible instructional grouping -- What do students need? Tiered assignments -- What do students need? Choices -- What about grading? -- How do you manage differentiation? -- How do you differentiate for special populations? -- Final thoughts : teaching as a creative activity.

In this timely, practical handbook, Diane Heacox presents a menu of strategies any teacher can use to reach and teach all learners. Drawing on Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, her own experiences as a classroom teacher, and the seasoned advice of teachers she has worked with, she explains how to differentiate instruction across a broad spectrum of scenarios.



9781575421056

2001040904


Individualized instruction.
Cognitive styles in children.
Mixed ability grouping in education.

Differentiated instruction.

LB1031 / .D544 2002