Chapter 18 Assignment

Share what you have gleaned from this book and this study group that have lead to behavioral changes in your teaching. Complete survey monkey on this study group.

Due Feb. 11th.


End of Book Study.

Chapter 17 Assignment

Look at the examples of reading strategies on pages 125-126. Select two strategies to implement with students. Report to the group on the outcome for the student(s).

Due Feb. 11th

Chapter 16 Assignment

Select 1 textbook that your students are required to use. Complete the Fry Readability Chart and post the title of the textbook, readability level and whether this text is appropriate for the students. Share any supplemental materials that might be used.

Due Feb. 11th

Chapter 15. Assignment

How does your special education and general administration feel about a differentiated classroom? What support is needed in presenting your ideas? Share your responses on the blog.

Due Feb. 11th.

Chapter 14 Assignment

Look at the days posted under the assignment. Without looking up the dates, identify where you were, what you were wearing, what the weather was like and any other recollections. Share on the blog. Give an example of how you could add emotional episodic events to culminating activities in the classroom to help students cross-connect memories as well.

Due Jan. 28th

Chapter 13 Assignment

What do you currently have in your classroom other than the adopted text that can be used as teaching aids? What materials would you share with the general education staff to supplement the textbook? Post one example and include how you would collaborate with the general education teacher for implementation.

Due Jan. 28th

Chapter 12 Assignment

Select 2-3 state standards in reading or math for your grade level. Design 2-3 assignment options for each to post.

Due Jan. 28th.

Chapter 11 Assignment

Practical Solution Idea 11:1 on page 85 discusses the expectation of excellence. Give several examples of how you model your expectations of excellence. Respond to someone on the blog.

Due Jan. 14th

Chapter 10 Assignment

What logistics are you facing that are currently preventing you from differentiating? Make one post and respond to one post.

Due Jan. 14th

Chapter 9 Assignment

Discuss the Rosenthal study in the box on pages 71-72 as it applies in the context of your school and Rti. Make one post and respond to one post.

Due Jan. 14th.

Chapter 8 Assignment

In what ways can you supplement a textbook with reading materials at a variety of levels? Provide two examples or websites that could be used in a general education classroom. Try one examples proposed by another blogmate and share your findings/thoughts.

Due January 4th

Chapter 7 Assignment

In your school, is there any distinction between students who fail because they’ve turned in nothing at all and students who’ve worked fairly hard but were not able to come up with enough points, % to earn a passing grade? Should there be a distinction? If so, how would that work? Post your thoughts and respond to someone about their post.

Due Jan. 4th

Chapter 6 Assignment

Due Jan. 4th

What are some ways you could offer a few options to students regarding lecture time in the classroom? Provide 2-3 examples and give feedback to at least one person on the blog.

Chapter 5 Assignment

Due Dec. 9th:
Implement choice in your classroom this week by completing one of the three Practical Solution Ideas listed on pages 39-40. Report your success or non-successes on the blog.

Chapter 4 Activity

Due Dec. 9th:
Either individually or with a partner, outline a unit of layer curriculum for an upcoming instructional unit for a class. You will need at minimum 2 objectives (state standards) with at least two assignment choices per layer. Be prepared to share your activity at the next categorical meeting.

Chapter 4 Assignment

Due Dec. 9th:
What are the merits or problems of linking a grading system to Bloom’s Taxonomy? Are there benefits of switching from issuing grades based on “percent correct” to “complexity of thinking”? Discuss and respond to a minimum of three merits or problems

Chapter 3 Activity

Due Dec. 9th

Complete Practical Solution Idea 3.3 on page 21, using one, two or three of your teaching objective (state standards) in an upcoming lesson for your classroom or a specific student. Write down the ides and provide two assignment choices.

Chapter 3 Assignment:

Due Dec. 9th:

Think of the last lesson you taught in your classroom. How would you have taught it if you had no books, no pencils and no paper and you had to limit your lecture to only have the class period? Provide 3 ideas to teach the content and respond to 3 others on the blog.

Chapter 2 Activity

Complete Activity Sheet 1:Differentiating All three learning Area.

The activity sheet will be sent via email to participants. Complete the activity and send to one other person in the study group. Post your response to your partners activity.

Chapter 2 Assignment

On page 15, Practical Solution Idea 2.2 discusses using interdisciplinary assignments as a way to differentiate content. Give 2 examples of an interdisciplinary assignment that would fit your teaching area.

Introduction, Chapters 1&2 Activity

Activity: Chapter 1-Research the increasing diversity in your workplace using your campus

Introduction, Chapters 1&2 Assignment:

Due date November 12

Blog all of the obstacles to differentiation teachers currently feel

they have in their classrooms.

Respond to three others with potential solutions that you feel you would be able to implement as a resource room teacher.

Differentiating the High School Classroom

November thru February

High School and Gifted Primary Responders