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DIFFERENTIATION RESOURCES
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Differentiation In Practice: A Resource Guide For Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 5 - 9, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Caroline Cunningham Eidson - This resource, co-authored by Dr. Carol Tomlinson and
CONNECTIONS Consultant Dr. Caroline Eidson, is a superb collection of
units developed by teachers in Grades 5 - 9 and in all disciplines.
Each unit states the abstract theme and generalizations around which it is
constructed, provides a unit overview, then outlines daily lesson plans
that differentiated both instruction and assessment. Middle/High
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Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiatig Curriculum, Grades K-5, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Caroline Cunningham Eidson - Similar to the book description above, this book, co-authored by Dr. Carol Tomlinson and CONNECTIONS Consultant Dr. Caroline Eidson, is a fabulous resource for teachers in Kindergarten - Grade 5. In
addition to a "Brief Primer on Differentiation" in the front of
the book, six units are detailed using the format and components described
above. The units include a language arts unit on the alphabet; a
science unit on plants; a social studies unit on needs, wants, and
community helpers; two math units - one on geometry and one on
probability; and a language arts unit introducing literature circles.
These units are a marvelous tool for demonstrating to teachers the
specifics of differentiation, and giving them concrete strategies that
they can use or adapt to their curricula. Elementary
