Tomlinson, Carol A

Explains a way of thinking about differentiated instruction and provides real-world examples of lesson plans, units, and classroom scenarios used with elementary and secondary students.

Presents an introduction to differentiated instruction, a systematic approach to planning curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of academically diverse learners, and features annotated lesson plans for differentiated units in a variety of curriculum areas, geared toward students in themiddle grades.

Explains how the curriculum planning model Understanding by Design (UbD) and the teaching model Differentiated Instruction (DI) fit together and can be integrated for student success, discussing such topics as responsive teaching with UbD and assessment in academically diverse classrooms.

Presents a curriculum model that focuses on developing the abilities of all students and extending the abilities of those performing at advanced levels, with resources designed to help teachers of kindergarten through twelfth grade determine student performance levels, develop intellectual challenges, and plan a differentiated curriculum, and includes curriculum units, sample rubrics, and improvement tables.

Looks at the process by which differentiated instruction was implemented at a middle-income elementary school and a mixed-income high school, providing insights into how to approach change, guide staff, foster continued growth, monitor progress, nurture teacher leaders, and provide support and role models.

Offers a definition of differentiated instruction, and provides principles and strategies designed to help teachers create learning environments that address the different learning styles, interests, and readiness levels found in a typical mixed-ability classroom.

A theoretical and practical guide to the teaching philosophy of differentiation, or individualized teaching, that covers such areas as staff development, systemic growth toward differentiation, and communicating with parents and the public about the philosophy.

Presents an introduction to differentiated instruction, a systematic approach to planning curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of academically diverse learners, and features annotated lesson plans for differentiated units in a variety of curriculum areas, geared toward students in the middle grades.