Differentiation

Differentiation is a process teachers use to enhance student learning by improving the match between a learner's unique characteristics and various components of the curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Differentiated Instruction (Internet4Classrooms)                NEW ADDITION TO THE LIST
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm

Reconcilable Differences? Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation
http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/el200009_tomlinson.html

Definition of Differentiated Instruction (Carol Ann Tomlinson)
http://web.archive.org/web/20041030170924/http:/www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=818&flag=818+

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/diff_instruction.html

Differentiated Instruction (Center of Applied Special Technology)
http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html

Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades. ERIC Digest
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-2/elementary.html

Traveling the Road to Differentiation in Staff Development
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/tomlinson264.cfm

Differentiating Instruction: Finding Manageable Ways to Meet Individual Needs
http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/cu2000win_willis.html

How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10126

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students: Differentiating Math and Science Instruction
http://www.nwrel.org/msec/just_good/9/index.html

About Differentiated Instruction
http://faculty.rmwc.edu/mentor_grant/Differentiated/differentiated_instruction.htm

Webquests and Differentiated Instruction
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html

Differentiation and High Stakes Testing: An Oxymoron?
http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15430421tip4403_10

Differentiation Through Flexible Grouping: Reaching All Readers
http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/flexibleGrouping.pdf

Differentiation Matrix for Teachers
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sslc/institutes_2005/documents/gschwend_di_matrix.pdf

Differentiated Instruction
http://differentiatedinstruction.com/

Enhance Learing
http://www.enhancelearning.ca

JOURNAL ARTICLES
Here are just a few journal articles related differentiation and technology, standards, grading and assessment, scaffolding, gifted and talented, leadership, and inclusive education. The full-text of the articles is available to all K-12 Iowa educators at http://www.iowaaeaonline.org. The username and password are available from your school teacher librarian or AEA media center representative. At the website click EBSCO, choose Academic Elite, ERIC, and Professional Collection. Search by title and read the article online or print it for later reading.

Technology
Differentiated Instruction: Success for Every Student.  By: Felix, Kathie; Drag Jr., John. MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p46-47.

Different Learners Different Lessons .  By: Tomlison, Carol Ann; Dockterman, David. Instructor, Sep2002, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p21, 5p.

Teaching in the One-to-One Classroom: It's Not about Laptops, It's about Empowerment! . By: Owen, Alice; Farsaii, Sam; Knezek, Gerald. Learning and Leading with Technology, v33 n4 p12-16 Dec 2005-Jan 2006.

Decision Making in the Process of Making Differentiation . By: Parsons, Catherine V.; DeLucia, Jodi M.. Learning and Leading with Technology, v33 v1 p8-10 Sep 2005.

Beyond Gaming: A Technology Explosion in Early Childhood Classrooms . By: Hertzog, Nancy; Klein, Marjorie. Gifted Child Today, v28 n3 p24-31 Sum 2005.

Standards
Seven Practices for Effective Learning.  (cover story) By: McTighe, Jay; O'Connor, Ken. Educational Leadership, Nov2005, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p10-17, 8p.

Differentiated Instruction and Educational Standards: Is Detente Possible?  By: McTighe, Jay; Brown, John L.. Theory Into Practice, Summer2005, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p234-244.

Differentiated Instruction: Inclusive Strategies For Standards-Based Learning That Benefit The Whole Class.  By: Lawrence-Brown, Diana. American Secondary Education, Summer2004, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p34-62.

Who Wants to Differentiate Instruction? We Did...  By: Fahey, John A.. Educational Leadership, Sep2000, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p70, 3p.

NCLB Fitfully Fits Differentiated Instruction . By: VanSciver, James H.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v70 n9 p37-39 May 2005.

Motherhood, Apple Pie, and Differentiated Instruction . By: VanSciver, James H.. Phi Delta Kappan, v86 n7 p534 Mar 2005.

Using Data To Differentiate Instruction. . By: Brimijoin, Kay; Marquissee, Ede; Tomlinson, Carol Ann. Educational Leadership, v60 n5 p70-73 Feb 2003.

Grading and Assessment
Grading and Differentiation: Paradox or Good Practice? . By: Tomlinson, Carol Ann. Theory Into Practice, v44 n3 p262-269 2005.

Report Card Models That Support Communication and Differentiation of Instruction.  By: Salend, Spencer J.. Teaching Exceptional Children, Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p28-34.

Differentiated Instruction: Principles and Techniques for the Elementary Grades . By: Good, Melinda E.. Online Submission. 2006 34 pp.

Mapping a Route Toward a Differentiated Instruction.  By: Tomlinson, Carol Ann. Educational Leadership, Sep99, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p12, 5p.

Differentiating Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: Myth or Reality? . By: Thousand, Jacqueline S.; Liston, Andrea; Nevin, Ann I.. Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children (San Diego, CA, Nov 11, 2006). 2006 19 pp. (ED493953)


Scaffolding
Scaffolding Students' Comprehension of Text . By: Clark, Kathleen F.; Graves, Michael F.. Reading Teacher, v58 n6 p570-580 Mar 2005.

Tiered Lessons: One Way to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction . By: Pierce, Rebecca L.; Adams, Cheryll M.. Gifted Child Today, v27 n2 p58-66 Spr 2004.

Straddling the Fence: Implementing Best Practices in an Age of Accountability. . By: Brighton, Catherine M.. Gifted Child Today Magazine, v25 n3 p30-33 Sum 2002.

Mathematical Acceleration in a Mixed-Ability Classroom: Applying a Tiered Objectives Model. . By: Kettler, Todd; Curliss, Marc. Gifted Child Today, v26 n1 p52-55,65 Win 2003.

Differentiation: Lessons from Master Teachers.  By: Carolan, Jennifer; Guinn, Abigail. Educational Leadership, Feb2007, Vol. 64 Issue 5, p44-47.

KWHHL: A STUDENT-DRIVEN EVOLUTION OF THE KWL.  By: Szabo, Susan. American Secondary Education, Summer2006, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p57-67.

Gifted and talented
WebQuests: Tools for Differentiation.  By: Schweizer, Heidi; Kossow, Ben. Gifted Child Today, Winter2007, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p29-35.

Differentiating Instruction in AP: An Important Question? Or, Out of the Question?  By: Dixon, Felicia. Gifted Child Today, Spring2006, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p50-54.

Advocacy by Discussion: Dialogues About Differentiation.  By: Kaplan, Sandra N.. Gifted Child Today, Winter2006, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p35-37.

A Template for a Differentiated Educational Program. . By: Whibley, Vicki. Gifted Child Today Magazine, v21 n6 p26-31,53 Nov-Dec 1998.

Support and Sabotage: Principals' Influence on Middle School Teachers' Responses to Differentiation.  By: Hertberg-Davis, Holly L.; Brighton, Catherine M.. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Winter2006, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p90-102.

One School's Reflections on Differentiation.  By: Tieso, Carol. Gifted Child Today, Fall2004, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p58-62. Self-Advocacy: Encouraging Students to Become Partners inDifferentiation.  By: Douglas, Deborah. Roeper Review, Summer2004, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p223-228.

The Differentiated Classroom Observation Scale. By: Cassady, Jerrell C.; Neumeister, Kristie L. Speirs; Adams, Cheryll M.; Cross, Tracy L.; Dixon, Felicia A.; Pierce, Rebecca L.. Roeper Review, Spring2004, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p139-146.

How To Use Thinking Skills To Differentiate Curricula for Gifted and Highly Creative Students. . By: Johnson, Andrew. Gifted Child Today Magazine, v24 n4 p58-63 Fall 2001.

Integrating the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy With Multiple Intelligences: A Planning Tool for Curriculum Differentiation.  By: Noble, Toni. Teachers College Record, Jan2004, Vol. 106 Issue 1, p193-211.

How to Use Thinking Skills to Differentiate Curricula for Gifted and Highly Creative Students.  By: Johnson, Andrew. Gifted Child Today, Fall2001, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p58, 8p.

Dual Differentiation: An Approach for Meeting the Curricular Needs of Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities.  By: Baum, Susan M.; Cooper, Carolyn R.; Neu, Terry W.. Psychology in the Schools, Sep2001, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p477, 14p.

When Changes for the Gifted Spur Differentiation for All.  By: Page, Sandra W.. Educational Leadership, Sep2000, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p62, 4p.

Leadership
Preparing Teachers for Differentiated Instruction.  By: Holloway, John H.. Educational Leadership, Sep2000, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p82, 2p.

Support and Sabotage: Principals' Influence on Middle School Teachers' Responses to Differentiation.  By: Hertberg-Davis, Holly L.; Brighton, Catherine M.. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Winter2006, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p90-102.

Who Wants To Differentiate Instruction? We Did... . By: Fahey, John A.. Educational Leadership, v58 n1 p70-72 Sep 2000.

School Principal's Leadership Style and Teachers' Self-Efficacy . By: Nir, Adam E.; Kranot, Nati. Planning and Changing, v37 n3-4 p205-218 Fall-Win 2006.

The Principal as Staff Developer.  By: Barth, Roland S.. Journal of Education, May81, Vol. 163 Issue 2, p144, 19p.

Inclusive education
Peers Helping Peers.  By: Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E.; Berkeley, Sheri L.. Educational Leadership, Feb2007, Vol. 64 Issue 5, p54-58.

Narrowing Gaps for Special-Needs Students.  By: Hawkins, Vincent J.. Educational Leadership, Feb2007, Vol. 64 Issue 5, p61-63.

Planning Differentiated, Multicultural Instruction for Secondary Inclusive Classrooms.  By: van Garderen, Delinda; Whittaker, Catherine. Teaching Exceptional Children, Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p12-20.

Differentiating Instruction for Disabled Students in Inclusive Classrooms.  By: Broderick, Alicia; Mehta-Parekh, Heeral; Reid, D. Kim. Theory Into Practice, Summer2005, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p194-202.

Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction for English-Language Learners With Special Needs.  By: Hoover, John J.; Patton, James R.. Intervention in School & Clinic, Mar2005, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p231-235.

Universal Design for Learning: Re-establishing Differentiation as Part of the Inclusion Agenda?  By: Blamires, Mike. Support for Learning, Nov99, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p158, 6p.

Differentiating Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: Myth or Reality? . By: Thousand, Jacqueline S.; Liston, Andrea; Nevin, Ann I.. Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children (San Diego, CA, Nov 11, 2006). 2006 19 pp. (ED493953)

Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction for English-Language Learners with Special Needs . By: Hoover, John J.; Patton, James R.. Intervention in School and Clinic, v40 n4 p231-235 Mar 2005.

Differentiating Standards-Based Education for Students with Diverse Needs . By: Hoover, J.J.; Patton, J.R.. Remedial and Special Education, v25 n2 p74-78 Mar 2004.

Differentiated Instruction: Inclusive Strategies for Standards-Based Learning that Benefit the Whole Class . By: Lawrence-Brown, Diana. American Secondary Education, v32 n3 p34-63 Sum 2004.

Tiered Lessons: One Way to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction . By: Pierce, Rebecca L.; Adams, Cheryll M.. Gifted Child Today, v27 n2 p58-66 Spr 2004.

Inclusion and Adaptive Instruction in Elementary Education. . By: Houtveen, Thoni; Van de Grift, Willem. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), v6 n4 p389-409 2001.


Original Listings—June 12, 2007
Susan Schrader