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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kathie F. NunleyPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: Corwin Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9781412917155ISBN 10: 1412917158 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 02 February 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About the Author Introduction: I Just Can't Do That in MY School / Classroom / Situation Teachers are Creative People Laugh and the World Laughs with You So what is differentiated instruction? Obstacle #1: I Long to Return Back to The Good Old Days A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Obstacle #2: I Thought I Was Differentiating A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Obstacle #3: I Teach the Way I Was Taught A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #4: I Don't Know How A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies The Easiest Road to Differentiation is Student Choice Add A Second Piece: Accountability Finish with the Final Piece: Encouraging Higher-Level Thinking Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #5: I Have Too Much Content to Cover A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Realize That you Can't Lecture Fast Enough Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #6: I'm Good at Lecturing A Description of the Issue Classrooms May Result in A Power Struggle Solution Strategies Perception is Everything Gain Control by Giving Some of It Up Obstacle #7: I Can't See How I Would Grade All Those Different Assignments A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Setting up a Paper or Electronic Grade Book Entering Only Unit Grades and Exams Entering Grades by Sub-Units Entering Grades by Objectives Daily or Weekly Grades Design a Grade Scale by Considering What's an A worth? And on What Basis Or Criteria Do We Award Points, Marks and Grades? Design a Grade Scale by Considering What's an F worth? Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #8: I Thought Differentiated Instruction Was for Elementary Schools A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #9: I Subscribe to Ability Grouping A Description of the Issue Segregation Within the Classroom Preparing Global Thinkers Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #10: I Have Real Logistical Issues A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies & Practice Assignments for Overcoming These Obstacles Liability Issues Scheduling Issues The Room is Too Small Obstacle #11: I Want My Classroom Under Control A Description of the Issue Perception of Control Trumps All Leadership Style Determines Perception of Control An Easy Measure of Leadership Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #12: I Don't Know How to Measure My Students' Learning Style A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Take a cue from your IEP's Provide a Home Base Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle#13: I Have Neither the Time Nor the Funding for All That A Description of the Time Issue I Don't Have the Time to Plan for All That Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle A Description of the Funding Issue Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #14: I've Been Teaching This Way for Years and It Works A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle#15: There's No Support For It At My School A Description of the Issue Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #16: My District Requires Me to Follow a Prescribed Text A Description of the Issue Textbook Options Can Create More Effective Readers A Variety of Reading Materials Keeps Information Updated A Variety of Texts Makes the Information Available to More Students Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #17: Parents Expect Lecture Format in High School For College Prep A Description of the Issue Differentiated Reading Strategies Help Prepare Students for College Learning Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Obstacle #18: The Bottom Line-If They Are Learning, You Are Teaching A Description of the Issue Some Students Struggle with Linguistic Dependent Input and Output Some Students Struggle with Visual Input and Output Solution Strategies Practice Assignments for Overcoming This Obstacle Suggestions for Further Reading Layered Curriculum and Other Specific Strategies for Differentiating Instruction Neuroscience and Learning Inclusion Strategies Control Theory and Self Efficacy Pedagogical Theory History of the United States School System Classroom and School Leadership References IndexReviewsGives a clear road map to follow and provides vital information without preaching. The author acknowledges and places all of a teacher's concerns on the table, and whittles them away with classroom strategies. The casual yet clear format parallels high school teachers' needs. -- Toby Karten, Educational Consultant, College of New Jersey 20050328 Differentiation at the high school level is one of the hottest topics and a greatly needed area for professional development. I really like the historical context; it tells us that we are in a 'new' and different age in U.S. education history. -- Jacqueline Thousand, Professor, California State University, San Marcos 20050328 Provides the readers with action strategies for differentiating instruction at the secondary level. It will be received with interest by many secondary school educators. -- J. David Smith, Professor of Education and Psychology 20050330 I like the conversational tone of this book. The author is speaking to me, not at me. All of us veteran teachers have been through so many 'new' things that have been discarded after a year or two that we have become jaded. The ideas in this book will be useful for years to come. -- William Fitzhugh, Teacher 20050405 This book offers 'assignments' that teachers can use to implement differentiation in their own classrooms, including devising a layered curriculum and offering students choices in displaying their skills. -- Class Notes, Spring 2006 20060213 The use of analogies, examples, and classroom stories makes it both engaging and user-friendly. Solutions range far beyond the author's own Layered Curriculum method to include many practical solutions to challenges common to many high school teachers. -- CHOICE, June 2006 20060601 The use of analogies, examples, and classroom stories makes it both engaging and user-friendly. Solutions range far beyond the author's own Layered Curriculum method to include many practical solutions to challenges common to many high school teachers. -- CHOICE, June 2006 This book offers 'assignments' that teachers can use to implement differentiation in their own classrooms, including devising a layered curriculum and offering students choices in displaying their skills. -- Class Notes, Spring 2006 I like the conversational tone of this book. The author is speaking to me, not at me. All of us veteran teachers have been through so many 'new' things that have been discarded after a year or two that we have become jaded. The ideas in this book will be useful for years to come. -- William Fitzhugh, Teacher Provides the readers with action strategies for differentiating instruction at the secondary level. It will be received with interest by many secondary school educators. -- J. David Smith, Professor of Education and Psychology Differentiation at the high school level is one of the hottest topics and a greatly needed area for professional development. I really like the historical context; it tells us that we are in a 'new' and different age in U.S. education history. -- Jacqueline Thousand, Professor, California State University, San Marcos Gives a clear road map to follow and provides vital information without preaching. The author acknowledges and places all of a teacher's concerns on the table, and whittles them away with classroom strategies. The casual yet clear format parallels high school teachers' needs. -- Toby Karten, Educational Consultant, College of New Jersey Author InformationKathie F. Nunley delights teachers from around the world with her practical solutions to the challenges of today's diverse classrooms. With more than 15 years of high school classroom teaching experience in both urban and suburban schools, she is the developer of the Layered Curriculum method of instruction. Nunley is a noted speaker at state, national, and international conferences and has authored several books and articles on brain biology and teaching in the mixed-ability classroom. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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