Kyle Tibbits - Differentiated Instruction with Technology Resources

[Kyle Tibbits]

Hello

1) http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new

This source is a series of simulations that apply to all sciences and some math topics.  It provides differentiated instruction through process by giving students options on demonstrating content knowledge while building their own new knowledge.  Here is a link that says PhET supports UDL: http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-concepts-udl-in-the-classroom

2) http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?cat=95

Dan Meyer's 3 acts provide teachers with videos (or they can create their own) to view math from a different perspective in authentic situations.  The first act is a video meant to pose questions by students.  The second act provides you with the necessary information needed to solve the situation.  The third act shows the answer.  These videos provide students with meaningful learning through engagement.  A direct link to all of his videos can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjIqyKM9d7ZYdEhtR3BJMmdBWnM2YWxWYVM1UWowTEE#gid=0

[Maria Standiford]

Here are a couple of sites I thought were useful.  Chad, I appreciated your sites and explanations, especially the ones related to special education and how to utilize blogs, although we are not quite there yet at my school...

http://www.mvla.net/mvhs/academics/GATE/GATE%20Documents/DiffInstinHSMS0209.pdf

“Differentiating Instruction in Middle and High School” This is a fairly nicely organized, detailed presentation by an English teacher about differentiated instruction, including the rationale, how to address diverse needs of multi-cultural students (cultural effects on learning styles, etc.) and various activities and ways to do tiered instruction. One thing that is not so great about it is that it is meant to go along with his actual presentation. some of the activities listed as examples are ones that I an not familiar with, but I imagine they would show up on an Internet search.

 

Schrock, K. (2013). “Bloomin’ Apps” Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything. Retrieved from http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html

This has lists of apps for ipad and Google and android that connects to different levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy. It includes links for storytelling, illustrating, video editing, interviewing, surveying, bookmarking, videocasting, animating, blogging, podcasting, annotating, listing, etc.  

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[Rachel Smith]

 

Hello all,

Here are a few websites I found that I thought would be helpful to you.  Most are geared toward English content, but they can all be adapted to fit any content area.

 

 

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00577/chapter4.pdf

 

This site gives tips on how to differentiate instruction in the English  classroom, however, it also has good information for getting to know your students.

 

 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2012/01/response_ways_to_differentiate_instruction.html

 

This link is a blog which gives advice on differentiated instruction and the side bar also has links to other articles which may be useful.

 

 

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/diff_reading_la.phtml

 

This link is specifically for ELA, but the side bar has other links for content areas, web-based resources, articles, and teaching tips.

 

 

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/263/

 

This site gives information about differentiated instruction and how to apply it in the classroom.  There is also a long list of links for almost anything concerning education and the classroom from classroom management to learning disabilities to technology and parent involvement.

 

 

 

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/different.htm

 

This is another site which explains more about differentiation, but this is probably the most useful as it gives links to general sites about differentation, examples for how to use it in the classroom (lessons), technology tips, multiple-intelligence and learning style material, and methods for differentiating instruction.

 

I hope some of these are helpful to you.

 

Rachel Smith

English

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