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| Dr. Howard Gardner, in his revealing book Frames of the Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, suggest that all individuals have a wealth of capabilities within that can be developed and enhanced given the right learning environment. Personal genetics and the experiences and opportunities offered determine whether these intelligences are developed and fully utilized. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Students in our classes are not all alike.
They have different learning strengths and preferences. This knowledge
is not new. We have always known of these variation among children.
Nevertheless, the tradition in schools has been to focus primarily on learning
and achievement that is based on language and logic. Most formal
assessments of learning, including IQ and standardized tests, have limited
the information schools collect to these two areas. Consequently,
other types of areas of intelligence often have been pushed aside or relegated
to lesser status. Classroom activities also have reflected these
same priorities and have often left behind students who possess learning
strengths in other areas.
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Books by Howard Gardner
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| Differentiated instruction is
about using teaching strategies that connect with individual student's
learning strategies. It's about being flexible and open to change. It's
also about taking risks and trying teaching and learning strategies that
you would have otherwise ignored. The ultimate goal is to provide a learning
environment that will maximize the potential for student success. In most
classrooms, some students struggle with learning, others perform well beyond
grade-level expectations, and the rest fit somewhere in between.
Within each of these categories of students, individuals also learn in
a variety of ways and have different interest. The import thing to remember
is to hold on to the effective teaching strategies that lead students to
positive learning outcomes and to make adjustments when necessary. Whenever
a teacher reaches out to an individual or small group to vary his or her
teaching in order to create the best learning experience possible, that
teacher is differentiating instruction.
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Online, Video, & Print Resources for Differentiated Instruction Grosse Pointe Public School System Michigan |
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In short, there are four QARs: 1. right there 2. think and search 3. author and you 4. on my own How Do QARs Work? 1. Right There. The answer is usually contained in a single sentence, and the words used to create the sentence are often also in that one sentence. 2. Think and Search. The answer is in the text, but you might have to look in several different sentences to find it. 3. Author and You. The answer is not in the text, but you still need information that the author has given you, combined with what you already know, in order to respond to this type of question. 4. On My Own. The answer is not in the text, and in fact you don't even have to read the text to be able to answer it. |
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Free Literacy Materials |
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| Greece School District Site Tools
for Reading, Writing, and Thinking
These tools should be used to help students engage in rigorous thinking, organize complex ideas, and scaffold their interactions with texts. |
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Reading Strategies (Word Sorts & Sketch to Stretch)
artie.com 
Theme Units, Lesson Plans, Printables, Problems & Test Prep Writing Tips AnnWhitford Paul 
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