Assignments

= __Assignment #1 - Due February 20, 2012__ = Locate the two articles in [|Dropbox]: Download them and print them. Put them in your binder. Article 1. Knowing Your Learning Target Article 2. Art and Science of Teaching: Objectives That Students Understand

Read the articles and create a Thinking Map to compare Learning Targets to Objectives.

= __ Assignment #2 - Due February 20, 2012 __ = Read Chapters 1 - 5 in the book, __The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners,__ by Carol Ann Tomlinson

After Reading: Post a discussion to respond to this question: What are some differences between the differentiated classroom and the traditional classroom?
Create a Thinking Map to compare the differentiated classroom to the traditional classroom. Which classroom is yours most like? Be ready to show your map and share your ideas in the next workshop session.

__** Assignment # 3 - Due - February 20, 2012 **__

Differentiation Strategies (...//for preassessment, formative assessment, student engagement, assessing learning styles, interests, readiness levels//)
==== a. Review the book, __Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners__, by Paula Rutherford. Identify strategies that you would like to try. Make copies of those pages that you will need. Add those pages to your binder. ====

c. Select three of the strategies from your list to use in your class. After using them, write a reflection to tell how the strategy was used and the results.
__**Assignment # 4 - Due March 8, 2012**__ [|Thinkfinity]

c. Consider taking a Thinkfinity Workshop.
d. Read Chapters 6 - 9 in __The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners__, by Carol Ann Tomlinson

__**Assignment # 5 - Due March 8, 2012**__ a. Plan a differentiated lesson b. Write/type your differentiated lesson plan. c. Use the lesson with your students. d. Bring a copy of your lesson plan to class to turn in. Keep one in your binder.

e. Write a reflection to discuss how your lesson went (journal/learning log). Explain what went well and why and what things you would change.
__**Assignment # 6 - Due March 8, 2012**__ a. Contribute a resource to this wiki on the Resources page. b. Review the book, __25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom__ and select at least one strategy to use in your classroom. c. Select three strategies from this book that you believe would be appropriate for your students. Make copies of the pages and put these pages in your binder. d. Post a discussion to this wiki about the strategy that you use from the book and read at least two other discussions posted.

__** Assignment #7 - Due by March 8, 2012 **__