A Teacher's Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning

Form, Manage, Assess, and Differentiate in Groups

Dina Brulles, Ph.D, Karen L. Brown, M.Ed.

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781631982859
• Year: 2018

Master flexible grouping and differentiation strategies to challenge every learner, every day. Grouping learners purposefully throughout the school day based on their needs and the curriculum remains the single best way to differentiate instruction. This award-winning guide will help teachers expertly use flexible grouping and differentiation strategies to respond to students' diverse learning needs, abilities, and interests. Included are methods for creating groups based on assessment data, planning group lessons and tiered assignments, engaging learners at all levels, supporting personalized learning, grading collaborative work, and communicating with parents about the benefits of groupwork and productive struggle. Digital content contains all forms from the book and a PDF presentation. A free online PLC/Book Study Guide is available at freespirit.com/PLC.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Reproducible Forms
• Foreword by Karen B. Rogers
• Introduction
• PART ONE: Rationale and Methods for Grouping Students in Mixed-Ability Classrooms
• PART TWO: Instructional Strategies for Flexible Learning Groups
• Conclusion
• References and Resources
• About the Authors