Differentiating Instruction: Matching Strategies with Objectives [Paperback]

In this book you will improve the instructional strategies you are currently using and learn new ones to add to your repertoire. Accomplishing this task will provide you the variety that will better match different kinds of objectives with corresponding instruction and help you deal more successfully with the diverse needs of students in your class. Possessing a strong range of instructional strategies will also give you the flexibility to make your classes more interesting and brain-compatible. Since having a number of different strategies will keep your students more meaningfully engaged in the instructional process, student misbehavior will tend to decrease thereby minimizing your stress level. The book explains when it would be most appropriate to use each strategy and includes the theory behind the strategy and how it can be implemented. Coaching rubrics allow teachers to assess their current mastery of skills and, when necessary, improve performance.Marie Pagliarois currently a professional development consultant and has held past positions at the Teacher Education Division of Dominican College, the Education Department of Marymount College, Lehman College of the City University of New York, and Yonkers Public Schools.

Pagliaro has her finger on the pulse of what works in the classroom. She explains the relationships between effective instructional concepts and processes in a simple, straightforward, and usable way in a concise book that balances theory and practice nicely. Contains coaching rubrics for each section so the book is ready to use. Lance R. Angell, Ph.D., dean of institutional effectiveness, Hopkinsville Community College, Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Dr. Pagliaro has hit the mark. What an invaluable tool for applying different teaching techniques to target objectives for students to achieve! Every teacher should include this book with his or her resources. Virginia H. Mortillaro, twenty-five year high school English teacher, RlSZ