LCN Differentiated Instruction Study Group

Differentiation is all about finding the bridge from the learner to the learner….. this is a great way to build those bridges, especially in science content!

If you’re looking for more graphic tools to help students organize their data and observations in science, you’ll want to visit the Periodic Table of Visualization – it’s a treasure trove of visualization tools organized under categories:

http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

What prevents teachers from differentiating instruction? Check out the real reasons at http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/reading/10-reasons-why-teachers-resist-differentiated-instruction/

This is a Voice Thread visit to a differentiated math/science classroom. Please feel free to add to the threads to help us discover more of your learning needs.

This is an NPR broadcast from a HS in the Midwest.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15322289&ft=1&f=1013

http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Flexible+Grouping

Access the archive of ELLs and RTI: What You Need to Know webinar:

http://remc.na3.acrobat.com/rtiwebinar/ (click on Enter as Guest, type in your name, click Enter Room)

http://remc.na3.acrobat.com/rtiwebinar/

April 10

If you are a secondary instructor looking for ways to alert your students to self-discovery of learning style and career aptitudes, look at this newsletter for new programing coming from Kent ISD.

Jim Grant, one of the leading advocates for differentiated teaching shares tips and strategies for teachers to use in their daily work with diverse students.

The More Ways We Teach, the More Students We Reach

Here is an easy way to keep up on the latest on RtI as it relates to reading and literacy. Webinars are updated and added by the International Reading Association.

http://www.reading.org/General/Conferences/RTIWebinars.aspx

Jo Dobson, literacy coach for Thornapple Kellogg Middle School shares some differentiation strategies that are working in her district.