Teaching With Purpose

Resources for Differentiated Instruction

How can you begin to meet the needs of
all the different learners in your classroom?

The strategies that fall under the paradigm of differentiated instruction provide many innovative and purposeful techniques for helping teachers reach ALL students. Included below are some resources to help the teacher in understanding how to make this happen. See the link to workshops for personalized professional learning that focuses on the five steps to making differentiated instruction an effective teaching philosophy at your school.

What is differentiated instruction?

Good overview of basic DI information
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiated_instruction.htm

Overview and definition of differentiation by Gateway School District
http://www.gatewayk12.org/default.aspx?id=15

Differentiated Instruction by Internet4classrooms
Excellent page with links to instructional theory, practical tips and lessons/units about differentiated instruction.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm

Dare to Differentiate - Great Wiki - Wonderful Resources
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/

Strategies for Differentiation - Cherokee County Schools
http://wt2.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Madeline.Hall/Differentiation/strategiesfordifferentiation.htm

Differentiating in Middle and Secondary Math http://www.roeachievementconference.org/Handouts/RSAC_Secondary_Math_Handout.ppt

ANCHOR ACTIVITIES

All About Anchoring
http://www.nhcs.net/technology/resources/differentiation/documents/Anchor Activities/Anchor Activities WebQuest/Start Here!.htm

CUBING and ThinkDOTS

Blank Cube Template

Reading Response Cube - Elementary

Cubing Activities and ThinkDOTS
http://www.e2c2.com/uploads/Cubing_Jigsaw centers_K12_97.pdf

INTEREST SURVEYS

Math Interest Survey ($2.00 fee)
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Interest-Survey

Reading/Language Arts Survey by Lisa Peterson
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/Assessment/knowinglearners.htm

LEARNING STYLES

Learning Styles Inventories
Abiator's Online Learning Styles Inventory Test

Learning Styles Online Survey
http://www.learning-styles-online.com/

Modalities Questionnaire
http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/modquest.html

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Overview of MI by Thomas Armstrong
http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm

MI product grids for MI by Roger Taylor
http://www.rogertaylor.com/clientuploads/documents/references/Product-Grid.pdf

Multiple Intelligence Survey for Students
http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/mitest.html

TIC-TAC-TOE ASSIGNMENTS
Sample Tic-Tac-Toe Assignments
http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/tictactoe.html

Choice Boards
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Choice+Boards

TIERED ASSIGNMENTS

Indiana State Department of Education - Sample Tiered Lesssons
http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html

Layered Curriculum by Kathy Nunley
http://www.help4teachers.com/articles.htm