Making Differentiation a Habit

How to Ensure Success in Academically Diverse Classrooms

Diane Heacox, Ed.D.

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781631982095
• Year: 2018

Updated edition of a popular resource helps teachers seamlessly integrate differentiation practices into their daily routine. In this updated edition of her guide to daily differentiated instruction, Diane Heacox outlines the critical elements for success in today's class­rooms. She gives educators evidence-based differentiation strategies and user-friendly tools to optimize teaching, learning, and assessment for all students. New features include an expanded section on grading, informa­tion on connections between personalized learning and differentiation, integration of strategies with tier one instructional interventions, scaf­folding strategies, revised planning templates, and updated resources, which include digital tools and apps for assessment. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book. A free downloadable 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 Pages
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Identifying Your Learning Goals
• Chapter 2: Examining Your Professional Practices
• Chapter 3: Applying Practical and Doable Assessment Strategies
• Chapter 4: Using a Differentiated Learning Plan
• Chapter 5: Motivating Learning Through Choice Opportunities
• Chapter 6: Prescribing Tiered Assignments and Using Flexible Grouping
• Chapter 7: Maintaining Flexibility in Planning and Teaching
• Chapter 8: Developing Student Responsibility and Independence
• Chapter 9: Using Ethical Grading Practices
• Chapter 10: Differentiating for Gifted and Talented Learners
• Chapter 11: Using Differentiation Strategies with Learners Who Struggle
• Chapter 12: Providing Leadership for Differentiated Classrooms
• Conclusion: Making Differentiation a Habit
• References and Resources
• About the Author