http://www.netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/instruction?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "instruction" on Netvouz http://www.learningpt.org/literacy/adolescent/overview.php Adolescent literacy has, for many years, been a forgotten area as educators have focused their attention on early literacy, in particular, Grades K–3. However, in the last few years adolescent literacy has gained more attention as policy makers and educators realize that literacy is a critical issue even as students transition into the middle and high school settings. In a recent press release (2004) President Bush proposed the Striving Readers Initiative, a program for middle and high school students that complements the elementary Reading First program. Both the Striving Readers Initiative and Reading First are part of the larger No Child Left Behind Act (2002). [Formerly NCREL] Literacy in the Content Areas pdboyer Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:39:42 GMT http://www.learningpt.org/literacy/adolescent/strategies.php Anticipation Guide; Brainstorming; Cloze; DR-TA; Guided Imagery; Graphic Organizers; GRP (Guiding Reading Procedures); Hot Seat; Jigsaw; KWL; KWL Plus; KWLS; Most Important Word; Phony Document Strategy; PReP; Probable Passage; Question/Answer Relationships (QAR); Quick Writes; Reading Response Journals; Reciprocal Teaching; ReQuest (Reciprocal Questioning); RRI (Rapid Retrieval of Information); Save the Last Word for Me; Say Something; Semantic Maps; Somebody Wanted But So…; SQ3R; Story Impressions; Theme Search; Think-Aloud; and TOAST (Test, Organize, Anchor, Say, Test) pdboyer Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:49:29 GMT https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a824650571/p74085950 ASCD Webinar about DI with Carol Ann Tomlinson talking about differentiation in practice. Much of the talk was about the importance of getting to know your students, not just providing differentiated materials. pdboyer Sun, 17 May 2009 17:23:47 GMT http://books.google.com/books?id=KiAhdL9-4rYC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=tomlinson+differentiation+readiness&source=bl&ots=KZJgrZyKVF&sig=7PhCoV6GcaOR0b2L4OdTExY4nUQ&hl=en&ei=xVoMSv32M4nwMsu5zKUG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2 google book search; book preview; Tomlinson and Eidson, authors pdboyer Thu, 14 May 2009 18:37:32 GMT http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiatingstrategies.html Within the four ways for differentiating instruction there are embedded several other learning strategies which are used in conjunction with each other. (http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divinstr/gifted/pubref.htm#INSTRUCTIONAL%20STRATEGIES) Missouri Department of Education Teachers new to differentiating instruction may initially choose to use individual strategies and begin by differentiating either content, process or product . It is also important to recognize that there is a considerable overlap between the strategies listed below. As teachers become comfortable with these strategies several may be very effectively employed simultaneously. pdboyer Thu, 14 May 2009 18:30:56 GMT http://www.greenfield.durham.sch.uk/differentiation.htm Introduction - towards a definition of 'Differentiation' Differentiation is the adjustment of the teaching process according to the learning needs of the pupils. It can be aimed at: bullet A whole class bullet Groups within the class bullet Individuals Some people still deny that differentiation exists: http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,5500,897299,00.html is a very hostile article in the Education Guardian, describing differentiation as 'just another pressure meted out by managers', and showing a clear misunderstanding of what differentiation is! pdboyer Thu, 14 May 2009 18:28:23 GMT