Joyce and Sonya's Inquiry project!
Revised question:
How do you design differentiated lessons for students of various abilities in the high school science classroom?
Annotated Bibliography
Cornelius, K. E. (2013). Formative assessment made easy: Templates for collecting daily data in inclusive classrooms. Teaching exceptional children, 45(5), 14-21.
Some ideas for how to implement formative assessment for differentiated learning in classrooms. Focuses mostly on how to analyze students abilities and behavior individually during everyday classroom activities.
Daley, D., & Birchwood, J. (2010). ADHD and academic performance: why does ADHD impact on academic performance and what can be done to support ADHD children in the classroom?. Child: care, health and development, 36(4), 455-464. DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01046.x
Looks into why ADHD students have poor academic outcomes and recommends tools and methods for improving learning outcomes in students with ADHD.
DuPaul, G. J., Ervin, R. A., Hook, C. L., & McGoey, K. E. (1998). Peer tutoring for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Effects on classroom behavior and academic performance. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 31(4), 579-592. DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-579
Studied effects of Classroom Wide Peer Tutoring on the behavior and learning outcomes of students with ADHD, and it was found to be beneficial in both areas.
Gamoran, A., & Weinstein, M. (1998). Differentiation and opportunity in restructured schools. American Journal of Education, 106(3), 385-415.
Schools are getting rid of different “tracks” for students of varying disabilities. This paper examines what is best for students in these “restructured” schools and what methods to use in classrooms of varying abilities that are most successful for students.
Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Norland, J. J., Berkeley, S., & al, e. (2006). Differentiated curriculum enhancement in inclusive middle school science: Effects on classroom and high-stakes tests. The Journal of Special Education, 40(3), 130-137. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/194702752?accountid=14656
Experiment testing the effectiveness of differentiated activities and peer tutoring in classroom with mixed abilities and language abilities. Applied to a grade 8 science classroom.
Moon, N. W., Todd, R. L., Morton, D. L., & Ivey, E. (2012). Accommodating students with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Atlanta, GA: Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Pg 70-84. Suggests ways to accommodate students with disability in STEM subjects and looks at the reason they are not well represented in STEM fields.
Mutch-Jones, K., Puttick, G. and Minner, D. (2012), Lesson study for accessible science: Building expertise to improve practice in inclusive science classrooms. J. Res. Sci. Teach., 49: 1012–1034. doi:10.1002/tea.21034
Good information on how to work with your special education department to develop an inclusive curriculum in science and the challenges involved with it.
Reiss, J. (2012). 120 content strategies for english language learners: Teaching for academic success in secondary school (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Lots of practical strategies for differentiation methods in classrooms with mixed language abilities.
Teaching all Students to High Standards in Mixed Ability Classrooms (2006). Gates Foundation. Retrieved from https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/diff_instruction_brief.pdf
Good information on why and how to implement differentiation in the classroom. Lots of practical stuff. Has some great resources linked as well.
Tomlinson, C. A. (2001). How to differentiate in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.
Describes what differentiated instruction is and isn’t, and how to implement it in the classroom.
Wormeli, R. (2007). Differentiation: From planning to practice, grades 6-12. Westerville, Ohio;Portland, Me;: Stenhouse Publishers.
Book with some practical information on differentiation in classroom. Has information on what differentiation is with lots of examples in different subjects.
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Teacher © 2005 by Anthony D. Fredericks. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Outlines the characteristics and challenges of teaching gifted students and those with disabilities.
