Process – Web Resources
Differentiating by student interest: http://www.everythingdi.net/di/interest.htm
Complete DI Site: http://www.learnerslink.com/curriculum.htm
Cubing:
Sample cubing (differentiated) lesson: http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_html/di2lesson3.html
2nd Grade Social Studies cubing lesson: http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_html/di2lesson3.html
Paper PhotoCube 1.1 free download: http://www.trivista.com/products/downloads.htm
Cubing ideas: http://www.eht.k12.nj.us/~jonesj/Differentiated%20Instruction/Cubing.htm
Perimeter cube: http://www.cdeducation.org/ocea/handouts/71%20%20Differentiation%20Strategy%20101%20Cubing%20a%20Lesson/Perimeter%20cube.doc
Cubing Chrysanthemum: http://www.cdeducation.org/ocea/handouts/71%20%20Differentiation%20Strategy%20101-%20Cubing%20a%20Lesson/cubingChrysanthemum2.doc
Differentiation Strategy 101: Cubing a lesson:
http://www.cdeducation.org/ocea/handouts/71%20%20Differentiation%20Strategy%20101-%20Cubing%20a%20Lesson/
Curriculum Compacting
Eight Steps to Curriculum Compacting
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/CurriculumCompacting/8steps.html
Implementing Curriculum Compacting
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/CurriculumCompacting/section0.html
Curriculum Compacting: A Necessity for Academic Achievement:
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/newsletter/fall99/fall996.html
Graphic Organizers
Free Printable Graphic Organizers: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphicorganizers/printable/6293.html
Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
Create free concept maps: http://www.bubbl.us/
Large selection of printable graphic organizers:
http://gotoscience.com/Graphic_Organizers.html
Graphic Organizers for Reading/Writing: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/lesson-plans/scaffolding-comprehension-strategies-using-95.html?tab=3#tabs
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Place: http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Scaffolding:
General how to:
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5074
Good examples of different strategies with charts:
http://www.niu.edu/niusearch.asp?cx=015599932022858976637%3Anq6dbpwtmdi&cof=FORI
D%3A11&q=scaffolding&go=GO!
Examples of Scaffolding w/ explanations:
http://www.education.com/reference/article/scaffolding/
Elementary Scaffolding:
http://k6educators.about.com/od/helpfornewteachers/a/scaffoldingtech.htm
Tiering
http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html (a great
site with examples of tiered lessons in math, science, and language arts for readiness,
interest, or learning styles for each grade level!)
http://www.specialconnections.ku.edu/cgibin/cgiwrap/specconn/main.php?cat=instruction&section=main&subsection=udl/tiered (how
to tier assignments)
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/SharynWest2112003323 (an example of an 8th grade
tiered assignment)
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/instruct/gifted_serv/disecond.pdf (examples of tiered
assignments)
Anchor Activities:
http://www.griswold.k12.ia.us/gmweb/Difficult%20DI%20Strategies.htm
Great examples and charts!:
http://www1.cbsd.org/sites/teachers/middle/csikora/DI%20Handouts/Anchor%20Activit
y%20Packet.pdf
And: http://www.iu29.org/resources/Documents/AnchorActivity.pdf.