1st Edition

Ready-to-Use Differentiation Strategies Grades 6-8

By Laurie E. Westphal Copyright 2012
166 Pages
by Prufrock Press

166 Pages
by Prufrock Press

Ready-to-Use Differentiation Strategies introduces various low-preparation, low-stress differentiation activities and strategies that can be implemented immediately in any content area in grades 6-8. Each differentiation strategy encourages higher level thinking and intellectual risk taking while accommodating different learning styles. This book features a description of each strategy, how to... Read more
What Is Differentiation? Differentiation as a Teaching Lifestyle “Is This What You Want?” and the “Gotcha Factor” “Is This What You Want?” and the Pronoun Shift Differentiation and Learning Styles Selecting Activities for the Differentiated Lifestyle in the Classroom How to Use This Book Strategy Pages Strategies Requiring No Preparation 3-2-1 Boxing Concept Diagram Don’t Break the Bank Draw a . . Initial Sentences Interrogation Let’s Trade! One to Ten Spoon! The Blob Three Facts and a Fib You Don’t Say! Strategies Requiring Low Preparation Black Out Bingo Categorization Cards Creative Concentration Cubing Go Fish! Guess What? Hands-On Venn Diagram Myth Versus Reality Nailing the Mail Prioritization Flap Book Red Light, Green Light Sticky Note Share Toy Share Web Cards Resources About the Author

Biography

After teaching science for more than 15 years, both overseas and in the U.S., Laurie E. Westphal now works as an independent gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on differentiation for various districts and conferences, working with teachers to assist them in planning and developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.