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Tag: differentiated instruction
Standards Based Grading Rehab
We teachers are impaired by our culturally inculcated group think. We need to make amends and take the 12 steps in standards based grading rehab.
English-language Arts Standards
Over 25 articles, each with FREE resources focused on the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts.
Assessment-based Individualized Learning
Every educational movement needs a catchy new acronym. ABIL will have to do: Assessment-based Individualized Learning. Simply put, it's the supplemental instruction students need to catch…
Teaching the Class and Individuals
Perhaps the greatest guilt-inducers for any teacher are these two questions: 1. Do you know the individual needs of your students? 2. Are you teaching to…
How to Individualize Instruction
Good teachers refine their units and lesson plans to provide quality direct instruction to the whole class. Great teachers, and frankly some never take this step,…
Using Student Data to Inform Instruction
In this article I will provide the research base (from the federal government What Works Clearinghouse) and practical tips regarding the use of formative assessments for…
8 Keys to Classroom Management
The following 10 keys to classroom management are designed for teachers who want to help their students "catch up," while they "keep up" with grade-level instruction…
Assessment-Based Instruction
This article provides the rationale for Assessment-Based Instruction (ABI): a commitment to students to help them catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction.