When differentiating lessons and units, if teachers know the interests and learning styles of their students, they can structure activities that speak to those styles and interests. It’s also important for students to know their own strengths and interests. These surveys / questionnaires may be helpful tools for you and your students to determine strengths […]
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Juicy Studio’s Readability Test is a tool that teachers can use to evaluate the reading level of websites. It is very easy to use — all you need to do is to paste the address of the website into the “Test the Readability of a Website” box, then click on the “Calculate Readability” button. Almost […]
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The Lexile Framework for Reading is a great site for matching books to students’ reading levels. Both the ISAT and MAP tests give students their Lexile scores. Teachers can use The Lexile Framework for Reading site and students’ Lexile scores to find materials on a topic at a variety of reading levels. In the upper […]
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The organization and paperwork involved in differentiated instruction can be daunting. Here are links to some online organizers that may help: Anchor Activity Planning and Implementation Template – an anchor activity planning template that you can download and print. Compacting Contract – a sample contract that can be downloaded and printed. Graphic Organizers – This […]
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For me, one of the most exciting elements of the Internet is the availability of authentic resources. People who have collected items for years now have a way to share them with the world. The beauty of this for educators is that it’s now relatively easy to turn someone’s hobby into dynamite lessons. Authentic resources […]
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Here are links to sites that offer online puzzles and games for challenging you and your students: BrainBashers is a site with thousands of puzzles, riddles, games, brain teasers and more. In addition, it features a Fun Fact and an Odd Word of the day. BrainBashers is developed by Kevin Stone, who lives in […]
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Bloom’s Taxonomy is widely used by teachers while developing lessons and questions to promote higher level thinking. Here are some of my favorite websites related to Bloom’s Taxonomy: Bloom’s Taxonomy – Asking Good Questions – Novel Study is a list of question based on the tiers of Bloom’s Taxonomy that can be used with a […]
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Byrdseed is a site created by a gifted education teacher who was a gifted student when he was in elementary school. It contains a wealth of information for teachers involved with teaching gifted students. The site’s creator has a computer science background and has included some tech-integrated lessons. When you click on the “Lesson Ideas” […]
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GiftedSources.com is a site that contains links to a variety of resources related to gifted education. The links on the left take you to pages with lesson plans, interesting websites, articles, and professional organizations. The site does a nice job of separating lesson plans by subject area, however you have to click on the individual […]
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Differentiation in Wilmette is a site created by educators in District 39 in Wilmette, IL. The site was created as a resource for their teachers, parents and community. It provides a great general overview of differentiation along with tips for designing differentiated lessons. District 39 is a K-8 district, so the information is relevant for […]
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