Differentiated instruction a guide for elementary school teachers - Benjamin, Amy 1951- (Taylor and Francis, 2014)
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword; About the Author; Table of Contents; How to Use This Book; 1 Foundations; What Is Differentiated Instruction?; Dispelling Some Myths About Differentiated Instruction; Myth 1: Differentiated Instruction Consists of Students Doing Exercises in Self-Correcting Workbooks; Myth 2: Differentiated Instruction Is the All-Purpose Problem Solver; Myth 3: Differentiated Instruction Means That the Teacher Does Not Present Information
Myth 4: Differentiated Instruction Does Not Work in Classes Where Students Have to Master a Body of Information for a High-Stakes TestMyth 5: Differentiated Instruction Is Mainly for Students with Learning Deficits; Myth 6: Differentiated Instruction Means Dividing the Class into ""Bluebirds"" and ""Redbirds""; Myth 7: In a Heterogeneous Class, Brighter Students Will Be ""Used"" to Teach the Others; Values; Reflection: What Does Your Class Look Like?; What You Are Doing; What the Kids Are Doing; 2 Where Do I Start?; Teacher Habits of Mind; Reflection; The ""Big Ideas"" of Thinking
Comparison/ContrastConnecting Cause and Effect; Going from the Generality to the Specific, and Back to the Generality; Justifying an Assertion; Understanding Organization: Arrangements, Categories, Subordination; Description; Evaluating Against Criteria; Reflection; Differentiated Instruction for the ""Big Test""; Reflection; Grading Practices and Differentiating Instruction; The Flex Fund; Tiered Performance Tasks; Contracts; Compacting; Reflection; Understanding Your Teaching Style: How Will Differentiated Instruction Work for You?
Knowledge and Skills Are Actively Created, Rather Than Passively LearnedIn Delivering Instruction and in Assessing Students, Teachers Need to Consider Individual Differences; Learning Is Affected by Social and Emotional Conditions; A Conversation; Reflection; Summary; 3 The Language of Differentiated Instruction; Reflection; Terms; 4 Differentiating Instruction for Reading the Textbook; Three Teachers and a Textbook; How Does Your Textbook Fit into Your Teaching Style?; Reflection; How Learner-Friendly Is Your Textbook?; A Learner-Friendly Textbook; Reflection; Softening the Textbook