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Differentiation Activities, Strategies and Professional Development Resources for K12 Teachers

Additional Differentiation Resources:

If you know of a great resource that you don’t see listed, please feel free to let us know so we can add that resource to our collection.  

7 PRINCIPLES ON DIFFERENTIATION

This article, adapted from the book Quick Guides to Inclusion, lays out 7 Principles to consider for Differentiated Instruction (Brookes Publishing).

WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION?

This blog post by Cathy Weselby provides a great overview of Differentiation in the classroom (CU Portland).

20 EXAMPLES

Marcus Guido has created 20 examples of strategies that can be implemented into any lesson plan for Differentiated Instruction (Prodigy Game).

EDUCATORS PACKAGE

This is a collection of videos and print resources to help teachers with Differentiation in their classroom (The Learning Exchange).

23 MYTHS

Mark Pennington debunks 23 myths around differentiated instruction and how it should be properly implemented (Pennington Publishing).

18 TEACHING STRATEGIES

Edutopia surveyed teachers and identified 18 of the best strategies for differentiated instruction.

DIFFERENTIATION DAILY

A great website focused on differentiated instruction in the classroom. The website features a daily blog as well as content specific strategies.

K-4: STRATEGIES THAT DIFFERENTIATE

A comprehensive booklet of strategies and activities that can be used in the elementary classroom for differentiated instruction (Literacy Leader).

THE SECRET TO RAISING SMART KIDS

An article by Carol Dweck that discusses the value of giving feedback and how to give effective praise. (Scientific American, 2015)

GROWTH MINDSET, CLEARING UP SOME COMMON CONFUSION

An article by Carol Dweck that discusses the value of giving feedback and how to give effective praise. (Scientific American, 2015)

2-WEEK GROWTH MINDSET LESSON EXAMPLE

A 2-week lesson plan with hyperlinked videos, readings & activities. Created by a CFT Grad.