Deborah Blaz (USA Angola High School)

Differentiated Instruction

A Guide for World Language Teachers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the third edition of a bestseller, author Deborah Blaz helps you differentiate lessons for your world language students based on their learning styles, interests, prior knowledge, and comfort zones.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 203mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781032258287
• ISBN-10: 1032258284
• Artikelnr.: 69114642

Autorenporträt

Deborah Blaz has taught French to grades 7 through 12 for the past 44 years in Indiana and has taught dual-credit, AP, and college classes. She also served as the world language department chair at her school until her retirement in June 2023. An award-winning teacher, she frequently presents workshops and keynotes, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

Detailed Contents
Meet the Author
Preface
New to the Third Edition
I. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: WHAT IT IS/ WHAT IT ISN'T
What is differentiated
instruction?..................................................
Definition.........................................................
What differentiation is not.....................................
Important beliefs and practices..........................................
Some research to support differentiation...............................
II. FROM CONTENT TO PROCESS TO PRODUCT
Content, or What to Teach................................................
Process, or How to
Practice.................................................
Product, or How to Assess................................................
Preparing yourself........................................................
Preparing the students...................................................
Management issues and ideas..........................................
III. PLANNING A DIFFERENTIATED UNIT
Identify what is to be taught (Content................................
Pre-assess students' needs and capabilities...........................
Choose the form(s) of assessment to use (Product).................
Decide on the method of presentation................................
Classroom environment................................................
Select a variety of learning strategies (Process)......................
Sample units...............................................................
IV. IDEAS SMORGASBORD: Vocabulary Study, Speaking and Listening
Low-prep and high-prep activities list.................................
Activities listed by proficiency levels.................................
Tic-tac-toe for description of people........................
Vocabulary...............................................................
Speaking/Listening......................................................
V. Ideas Smorgasbord: Reading
Pre-reading
................................................................
Reading
....................................................................
Post-reading
...............................................................
Post-reading projects..........................................
List: Everyday Texts....................................................
VI: Ideas Smorgasbord: Writing and Review
Writing.....................................................................
Review.....................................................................
List: ABCs of Products............. ..................................
VII. Differentiated Assessment
Formal and Informal....................................................
Use choice ................................................................
Use context...............................................................
Use variety................................................................
Managing grades.........................................................
VIII. Reflections on Differentiation
Guidelines..............................................................
Graphics..................................................................
Support Systems...........................................................
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers............................
APPENDIX A: CHECKLISTS FOR A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS......
APPENDIX B : THE LANGUAGE OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: KEY WORDS AND
CONCEPTS.......................................................
APPENDIX C: STANDARDS REFERENCED IN THIS BOOK.........
Bibliography........................................................................