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Assessing ProductsDifferentiating InstructionTeachers who are serious about differentiating instruction, assessing authentic products, and serving all learners in their classroom need look no further than the updated second edition of the best-selling Strategies for Differentiating Instruction and Assessing Differentiated Student Products, by Dr. Julia Roberts and Dr. Tracy Inman.

Strategies for Differentiating Instruction offers practical strategies that allow all students to learn at appropriately challenging levels and make continuous progress by focusing on their various levels of knowledge and readiness to learn. Written in a teacher-friendly manner, the book presents strategies that can be used in any classroom to ensure that each student’s needs are met. The second edition features an additional chapter on academic success; a revamped Developing and Assessing Product (DAP) Tool with an improved performance scale and new levels, plus new DAP Tools for a variety of products; an 8 1/2″ x 11″ format to ease reproduction of templates, lessons, surveys and activities; and new lessons and activities for each differentiation strategy. Designed specifically for teachers who are new to differentiated instruction, this book offers sound, practical advice for pre-assessing students, implementing differentiation strategies and managing and assessing student learning. In 2009, Strategies for Differentiated Instruction won the Legacy Book Award from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT). The award is given for books that have long-term potential to improve the lives of gifted youth. This book is available in both print and ebook format.

Assessing Differentiated Student Products gives in-depth guidance for using the DAP Tool, which simplifies the assessment process while encouraging differentiation and removing the ceiling from learning. Products provide you with tremendous opportunities to differentiate instruction and facilitate continuous progress for every student. This book provides teachers with everything needed to develop and assess products developed by students. The book includes a list of suggested products; more than 100 DAP Tools that assess content, presentation, creativity and reflection at three tier levels using a multilevel performance scale for a variety of products; and detailed information on how to use these tools in the classroom. By encouraging the use of varied products to demonstrate what students have learned, DAP Tools engage children, motivate, have real-world connections, require high-level thinking and problem-solving skills, accommodate learning preferences, allow for self-expression and creativity, promote ownership and pride in one’s work and develop lifelong learners.


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