additional resources
Differentiating Instruction in a High School Inclusion Setting
Jean-Fryer Schedler
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into the topic.
Examining Student Work:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res2-01rich.cfm
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Critical Friends Group:
http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm?publication=http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200203/toc.html
Action Research
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/action_research/front_action.htm
Print Resources
Baumann, James F. and Edward Kame'enui (eds.). 2004. Vocabulary instruction - Research to practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Beck, Isabel, Margaret McKeown, and Linda Kucan. 2002. Bringing words to life. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Beers, Kylene. 2003. When kids can't read - what teachers can do. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Bloom, B.S. 1956. Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational
goals, handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay Company.
DuFour, R. 1998. Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. National Educational Service.
Hoyt, L. 1999. Revisit, reflect, retell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Marzano, R., Pickering, J., Pollock, D., 2001. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria: ASCD.
Marzano, Robert J. 2003. Classroom management that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
McCardle, Peggy, and Vinita Chhabra. 2004. The voice of evidence in reading research. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Co.
McLeod, Joyce, Jan Fisher, and Ginny Hoover. 2003. The key elements of classroom management. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
National Reading Panel. 2000. Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature in reading and its implications for reading instruction. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. NIH Pub. No. 00-4769. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Saphier, J., Gower, R. 1997. The Skillful Teacher. Acton: Research for Better Teaching, Inc.
Sweet, Anne, and Catherine Snow. 2003. Rethinking reading comprehension. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Tomlinson, C.A. 2001. How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Tomlinson, C.A., Callahan, C.M., Tomchin, E.M., Eiss, N., Imbeau, M., & Landrum, M. 1997. Becoming architects of communities of learning: Addressing academic diversity in contemporary classrooms. Exceptional Children, 63(2), 269-282.
Tomlinson, Carol Ann. 2003. Fulfilling the promise of the differentiated classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Tomlinson, Carol Ann, and Caroline Eidson. 2003. Differentiation in practice. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Web Resources
Inclusive Education This website is designed for general education teachers, special education teachers, parents, and school staff to help provide some answers about how inclusive education can be accomplished. Resources for making accommodations are included as well as links to other websites and resource lists for learning more about inclusive education.
Making Schools Work for Every Child is a joint project of the Eisenhower Regional Consortia and Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.
Heartland Area Education Agency is funded by the Iowa legislature and provides resources to ensure quality education of all learners. Check out this link to find resources on middle school content area reading and metacognition.
The Technology Education Lab This site provides links to many K-12 resources for teachers, students and parents. It is sponsored by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Adolescent Literacy Instruction This section of the North Central Regional Education Lab offers both research and practice information on fostering successful reading practices in adolescent students. A section with research-based strategies that offers examples and advice is included as well as information on reading behaviors. Research papers and bibliographies on aspects of literacy are also available.
The following links provide access to lesson plans in various content areas.
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
http://www.daggett.com/strategic.html
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/
