Project ACT

The Challenges of Differentiation -- An Introductory PowerPoint

A review of instructional strategies and models supporting differentiated instruction for gifted students in the regular classroom, by Jessica Martinez

Multiple Links to Programs for High Ability Learners http://www.ericec.org/gifted/gt-diges.html

English Learner Initiative: http://csmp.ucop.edu/csp/initiative.html

SDAIE Handbook: Techniques, Strategies, and Suggestions for Teachers of LEP and Former LEP Students http://www.csupomona.edu/~tassi/sdaie.htm

Inclusion Strategies for Students with Disabilities http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/sitemap.html

Multiple Strategies to assist the process of differentiation:

Assigned Questions Author's Chair Balanced Literacy Bloom's Taxonomy Questioning Book Talks Brain-Based Artistic Approaches Brainstorming Case Studies Categorizing Cloze Procedure Concept Attainment Concept Formation Concept Maps Cooperative Learning Debates Didactic Questions Discussion Drill & Practice Focused Imaging Graphic Organizers Guided & Assisted Reading Guided Reading & Thinking Interactive Journaling Inquiry Integrating the Arts Interdisciplinary Approach Jigsaw Journal Writing K-W-L Learning Contracts Learning Logs

Lecture Literature Circles Mind Mapping Oratory, Public Speaking and Speech Writing Picture Books and Illustrator Studies Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) Quick Writes RAFT Read Aloud Reading for Meaning Readers' Theater Reciprocal Teaching Reflective Discussion Research Projects Response Journal Role Playing Scaffolding Science Fairs Science Olympics Simulations Story Mapping Storytelling Structured Controversy Synetics Think Alouds Think, Pair, Share Visual Imaging Webbing WebQuests Word Walls Writing to Inform