Teachers, Change Your Bait!: Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction
Martha Kaufeldt
This book is packed with best-practice ideas and examples for meeting the instructional needs of all your students for Grades K-12. A concise explanation of brain-compatible learning theory provides the rationale for why the strategies work and why you should start right away.
Fill your strategy tackle box with practical ways to vary the six key components of differentiation:
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physical and social environment
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content and its presentation
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processing for learning
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products to demonstrate learning
Everything you need is here, from how to set up student profiles and establish groups to how to collect on-going feedback and document progress. Activities that engage reluctant learners, strategies that will help for children with special needs as well as complex tasks to inspire the more able and talented students have been included in this practical user-friendly book.
Contents:
Introduction: Common Sense to Common Practice
Begin with the Brain: Key Elements of Brain-Compatible Learning
Developing Student Profiles: Aligning Instruction with Individual Needs
Varying the Physical Environment: In and Out of the Classroom
Varying the Social Environment: Flexible Grouping
Varying the Presentation: Hooking Students’ Interests
Varying the Content: Meaningful, Specific, and Appropriate
Varying the Process: Making Sense of and Storing New Learning
Varying the Products: Building and Demonstrating Understanding
Managing the Variables in a Differentiated Classroom: Designing Systems and Procedures
Using Ongoing Assessment to Plan Instruction and Give Feedback: Helping Students Show What They Know
Starting with Baby Steps: What Can You Do Today
Bibliography
Index
Published 2005, 180 Pages, Softcover
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