University+of+South+Carolina-Spartenburg,+South+Carolina-March+20,+2009

=University of South Carolina-Spartenburg, South Carolina-March 20, 2009 =

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[|ACTFL 2009 Intro Movie 21st Century Thinking]
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Handouts for South Carolina
Try a Tier, Build a Raft, Design a Menu, Plan Learning Center Teacher Practice Handout: Try a Tier, Build a Raft, Design a Menu, Plan Learning Center Teacher Practice Handout:

Bloom's Taxonomy Sheet with questions and products: [|Blooming in the 21st century]

Differentiated Instruction to Support and Challenge our 21st Century Learners Main Presentation Handout: Differentiated Instruction to Support and Challenge our 21st Century Learners Main Presentation Handout (Word):

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What makes learning personal and relevant? :21st Century Teaching and Learning Tools: What makes learning personal and relevant? :21st Century Teaching and Learning Tools (Word):

Engage me or enrage (Marc Prensky): Modern Langauge Instruction in the Web 2.0 World: [|Wicked Deception]"don't translate word for word " video ||
 *  Great Resources for Teachers

How to make guides-Use them so you can learn or edit them so students can follow the directions.
How to make a Wordle: How to make a Piclits: How to make a Wikispace: How to make a Voki: How to make a Toondoo: [|How to make a Toondoo 2008 .doc] 21century tools for the classroom-a great annotated list: Just download and click.

[|Create your own wikispace]
Give it a try. Try new ideas with your students. Share global media with your students. The list goes on...

References-Texts/Papers
[|Berger, S. (1991). Differentiating curriculum for gifted students. Reston, VA: ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children. (ERIC ED342175)]

Center for Advanced Student Learning. (2001). C.A.S.L. Cache: A collection of tools and templates to differentiate instruction. Centennial BOCES: Author.

Davis, S., Lundgaard,G., Pero, M., & Theisen, (June, 2007). [|Differentiated Instruction: Designing More Access and Support for Successful World Language Learning.] Electronic newsletter of the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University. Retrieved from: http://nflrc.iastate.edu/news/200706/homepage.html

[|Gregory, G. & Chapman, C. (2002). Differentiated instructional strategies: One size does not fit all. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.]

[|Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: How to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co].

[|Lazear, D. (2000). The intelligent curriculum: Using MI to develop your students’ full potential. Tucson, AZ: Zephyr Press.]

Sizer, T. (1999). No two are quite alike. Educational Leadership 57(1) 6-11.

Theisen, T. (1997). Exploring multiple intelligences: Respecting the diversity of learning. In R. Di Donato, (Ed.) Building Community Through Language Learning, (pp. 1-20). Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company.

Theisen, T. (2002, April). [|Differentiated instruction in the foreign language classroom: Meeting the needs of all learners.] LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 6. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/loteced/communique/n06.html

[|Tomlinson, C. (1995). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. (2003). Fulfilling the promise of the differentiated classroom. Alexandria, VA:ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. & Allan, S. (2000). Leadership for differentiating schools and classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. & Edison, C. (2003). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating instruction, grades K-5. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. & Edison, C. (2003). Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating instruction, grades 5-9. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. & McTighe, J. (2006). Integrating differentiated instruction and understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

[|Tomlinson, C. & Strickland, (2005) C. Differentiation in practice: A resource guide for differentiating instruction, grades 9-12. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.]

Internet Resources
[|List of many differentiation tools] [|More differentiated instruction strategies] [|Differentiation Toolbox]-Tomlinson site [|21st Century Learning: Differentiated Instruction] [|Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson] [|The Ecology of Education] article-focus on strengths and less on weaknesses [|The Landscape of 21st Century Learning: Personalised and Differentiated] [|No future left behind] [|Students know what is essential, and choice must be given to them]. (video) [|How Is Curriculum Differentiated To Address The Diverse Learners In The Classroom?] Differentiated Instruction-differentiated instruction to better meet the needs of diverse populations of learners, including students in mixed level and mixed ability classes and those with a wide range of special needs (such as giftedness, learning disabilities, and physical impairments). [|How do we look at differentiation differently]: Networks Change How People Learn--Does It Change How You Teach? [|What Students Want from Teachers] [|How to Implement Differentiated Instruction] [|A View from the Classroom]