San Antonio College Library

"Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School Language Arts Teacher is a practical resource for teaching standards-based curricula in inclusive middle school classrooms. The book contains a wealth of lessons that can be modified to reach students with different learning needs and includes proven techniques designed to engage all the students in the classroom. A range of language arts topics are presented, such as decoding, vocabulary; blocking,...

Authors David Sousa and Carol Ann Tomlinson examine the basic principles of differentiation in light of what the current research on educational neuroscience has revealed. This research pool offers information and insights that can help educators decide whether certain curricular, instructional, and assessment choices are likely to be more effective than others. The authors also offer suggestions on how to establish and manage differentiated classrooms...

The goal of this book is to provide field-tested, research-based routines and procedures that help teachers organize classrooms and differentiate instruction consistently to positively affect student achievement. Teaching tools are included to help teachers group students for instruction, manage whole class and small group instruction, and incorporate flexible grouping practices and repeated practice opportunities that enhance student achievement....

Based on six years of research and hundreds of interviews with managers at every level in such companies as Intel, ABB, Canon, 3M, and McKinsey, The Individualized Corporation explores the collapse of an outmoded corporate form and reveals the emergence of a fundamentally different management philosophy that focuses on the power of the individual as the driver of value creation in the company and the importance of individuality in management. Sumantra...