April+12th

Date: April 12, 2009 || ** Curriculum Projects Presentations ** Group Work Project Sharing Instructional strategies that support differentiation || Tomlinson Chapter 9-10 || Date: April 19, 2009 || ** Curriculum Projects Presentations Shared ** How do teachers make it all work? Seeking differentiation ||  || Date: April 25, 2009 || ** Curriculum Projects Presentations Shared ** ||  || Date: May 3, 2009 || Final Examination Week ||  ||
 * Session XII
 * Session XIII
 * Session XIV
 * Session XV


 * __April 12, 2010__**

1. Review Differentiation > > 2. Unit preparation (differentiation) with groups > > 3. presentation of units > > 4. Begin presentation of annotated bibliographies > > __**EXAMPLES**__ > > DI and UBD > > []
 * TOPICS:**
 * How "backward design" informs differentiation
 * How to ensure that classes are relevant and engaging for struggling learners //and// advanced learners
 * How to decide what types of differentiated instruction are needed
 * How to effectively use pre- and on-going assessments to guide teaching and inform needed differentiation

=Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design =

Curriculum Mapping
Beyond Knowledge, Facts, and Skills: Teaching For Understanding Through Curriculum Mapping [|Curriculum Mapping.ppt]

Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction
[|Concept based curriculum- Learning through big ideas]

[|What is concept-based curriculum?]

[|How do I implement an concept-based unit of study?]

Planning Concept-Based Curriculum [|12 6 06 big ideas.ppt]

Developing thematic/concept-based units [|concept_mapping_thematic_units_ACTFL.pdf]

Creating quality curriculum for gifted learners [|Creating Quality Curriculum for Gifted Learners.ppt]

Sample Concept-Based Curriculum (Willow Run Community Schools) [|WRCS Curriculum Overview.pdf]

Sample concept-based curriculum flowchart (Science- Adaptation) [|adaptation.pdf]

Sample concept-based curriculum flowchart (Music) [|music.pdf]

Sample concept-based curriculum flowchart (Social Studies- Ancient Civilizations) [|ancient-civilizations-concept-based-curriculum.pdf]

Sample concept-based curriculum flowchart (Social Studies- Thomas Jefferson) [|thomas-jefferson-unit.pdf]