Resources
Book by Dr. Susan Allan
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Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms Authors: Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan Demirsky Allan |
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Differentiation For Gifted and Talents Students Authors: Ann Tomlinson, Mary Ruth Coleman, Susan Allan, Anne Udall, and Mary Landrum |
Handouts From Past Conferences
Show-Me Curriculum Administrator's Association (SMCAA) Fall Conference
October 12-13, 2010 in Osage Beach, Missouri
• Helping Teachers Make Sense of It All: Putting Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention Together
Keynote speaker: Dr. Susan D Allan (Download Handouts)
Annual Conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
March 26-27, 2010 in San Francisco, California
• March 26 - Leading Implementation of Differentiated Instruction: Practical Strategies to Accelerate Complex Change
Presenter: Dr. Susan D Allan
•March 27 - Nurturing Elementary Teacher Leaders: Breaking Down the Walls
Presenter: Dr. Susan D Allan (Download Handouts)
Complimentary Downloads
• Leadership for Differentiated Instruction (Powerpoint)
• Differentiation Is and Isn't (Powerpoint)
• Woodmondt Academy Presentation Handout (Powerpoint)
Online Articles
• Differentiated Instruction and RtI: A Natural Fit (2010)
Authors: Susan Allan and Yvonne Goddard
Available online at ASCD.org in Educational Leadership Vol. 68 No.2
Websites
• Differentiated Instruction and PBL
Features a Webinar on Differentiated Instruction and Project Based Learning by John McCarthy
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Features curriculum materials, an online course, conferences, etc.
• Grosse Point Public School System
Features various sections on curriculum and instruction issues, including a section on differentiationand links to additional differentiation websites
• Carol Tomlinson
Personal page of the preeminent developer for differentiated instruction
• Greenfield School Community and Arts College
Provides a general overview with additional links
• Jennifer Allan
Personal page of a Birmingham, MI middle school teacher with tips on differentiating math. Features a learning styles inventory.
• Susan D. Allan
General information on differentiated instruction and leadership for implementation.
Books and Book Sections
BEST OVERVIEW
• How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms, 2nd Edition (2000) Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson,
• The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners (1999) Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson
ON LEADERSHIP
• Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms (2000). Authors: Carol Tomlinson and Susan D Allan
GENERAL STRATEGIES AND PARTICULAR POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS
• Differentiated Instruction: A Guide for Middle and High School Teachers (2002) Author: Amy Benjamin
• Differentiated Instructional Strategies (2002) Authors: Gayle Gregory and Carolyn Chapman
• Gifted Students in Regular Classrooms (1989) Author: Beverly Parke
• Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students (2004) Editor: Carol Tomlinson
• Differentiation: From Planning to Practices, Grades 6-12 (2008) Author: Rick Wormeli
• Day One & Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers (2003) Author: Rick Wormeli
• Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessing & Grading in the Differentiated Classroom (2006) Author: Rick Wormeli
• Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom (1992) Author: Susan Winebrenner
• Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom (1996) Author: Susan Winebrenner
ANTHOLOGIES OF UNITS
• Designing Effective Middle School Units and Designing Effective Units for Intermediate Grades (1992, 1993) Authors: John Samara, Carlos Pedraza and James Curry
• Developing Units for Primary Students (1994) Authors: John Samara, Carlos Pedraza and James Curry
• Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum in Grades K - 5 (2003) Authors: Carol Tomlinson and Carolyn Eidson
• Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum in Grades 5 - 9 (2003) Authors: Carol Tomlinson and Carolyn Eidson
• Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum in Grades 9 -12 (2005) Authors: Carol Tomlinson and Carolyn Eidson
SPECIALIZED TOPICS OF INTEREST
• Math Tools: 64 Ways to Differentiate Instruction and Increase Student Engagement (2008) Authors: H. Silver, J. Brunsting and T. Walsh
• Styles and Strategies for Teaching Middle School Mathematics (2003) Author: E. Thomas
• Differentiating Assessment in Middle and High School English and Social Studies (2009) Author: Sheryn Spencer Waterman
• Differentiating Assessment in Middle and High School Mathematics and Science (2009) Author: Sheryn Spencer Waterman
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS
• Professional Development for Differentiating Instruction (2009) Author: Cindy A Strickland
RELATED
• Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2000) Authors: J. Marzano, Debra J Pickering, Jane E Pollock and Robert Pollock
• So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences (2000) Authors: H. Silver, R. Strong and M. Perini
• Meet Me In the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher (2001) Author: Rick Wormeli
Videos
• Challenging the Gifted in the Regular Classroom (1994) By: Virginia Alexandria
• Differentiating Instruction (1997) By: Virginia Alexandria
• At Work in the Differentiated Classroom (2001) By: Virginia Alexandria
• Instructional Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (2003) By: Virginia Alexandria
• Leadership for Differentiating Instruction (2007) By: Virginia Alexandria