Teachers, Change Your Bait!: Brain-compatible Differentiated Instruction

by Kaufeldt, Martha

• ISBN13: 9781904424611
• ISBN10: 1904424619
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-31
• Publisher: Crown House Pub Ltd

Summary

An invaluable, user-friendly book that takes you step-by-step on how to set up a differentiated classroom

Author Biography

Martha Kaufeldt an experienced educator, has taught at all grade levels, served as a district level gifted coordinator and staff developer, and was the lead teacher and restructuring coordinator of a demonstration brain-compatible school. She currently lectures on the fundamentals of brain-compatible learning, differentiated instruction, assessment, and integrated curriculum planning. She is the author of the best-selling Begin with the Brain: Orchestrating the Learner-Centered Classroom. Martha currently resides in Santa Cruz, CA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Beginning with the Brain	ix
Introduction: Common Sense to Common Practice	1	(6)
Begin with the Brain: Key Elements of Brain-Compatible Learning	7	(10)
Developing Student Profiles: Aligning Instruction with Individual Needs	17	(18)
Varying the Physical Environment: In and out of the Classroom	35	(8)
Varying the Social Environment: Flexible Grouping	43	(10)
Varying the Presentation: Hooking Students' Interest	53	(10)
Varying the Content: Meaningful, Specific, and Appropriate	63	(18)
Varying the Process: Making Sense of and Storing New Learning	81	(34)
Varying the Products: Building and Demonstrating Understanding	115	(16)
Managing the Variables in a Differentiated Classroom: Designing Systems and Procedures	131	(12)
Using Ongoing Assessment to Plan Instruction and Give Feedback: Helping Students Show What They Know	143	(20)
Starting with Baby Steps: What You Can Do Today	163	(10)
Bibliography	173	(5)
Index	178