Bloomsbury Academic Differentiated Instruction: Content Area Applications and Other Considerations for Teaching in Grades 5-12 in the Twenty-First Century

Product Description In the current standards-based, accountability-driven world of education, it is difficult for educators to use differentiated instruction to cater to the individual learning needs of each student. This book explains differentiating instruction in a way that connects to current standards and provides examples of challenging best practice lessons. Review Ervin Sparapani delivers a synoptic text with perspective, depth and context that provides sustainable and practical implications for differentiated instruction--including the possibilities of technology and ideas for reaching all learners.--David M. Callejo Perez, Carl A. Gerstacker Endowed Chair in Education & Chair, Human Subjects Institutional Review Board at Saginaw Valley State University Ervin Sparapani presents a new look at differentiated instruction, tackling issues previously ignored by other authors. The inclusion of curriculum experts, differentiation for higher-order thinking, and technology's role in differentiation sets this book apart from others of its type.--David G. Fuchs, high-school mathematics teacher and runs the mathematics, asynchronous, hybrid, distance learning program for his high school In his edited book, Ervin Sparapani recognizes the real needs of teachers. He provides an all-encompassing approach for teachers to deliver differentiated instruction in the 21st century classroom. This book is a must have for all educators at all levels. Sparapani's approach is straightforward: to have success teachers can and must reach 21st century learners at their level.--Danielle MacKay, high school social studies teacher who has been teaching for eleven years Sparapani's edited text offers a unique perspective on differentiated instruction that maintains a practical focus on connections between standards, benchmarks, and assessment.--Candace Schlein, assistant professor of curriculum studies and director of the MA in curriculum-general and of the Ed.S in curriculum and instruction degree programs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City About the Author Ervin F. Sparapani is a teacher educator in the Department of Middle/Secondary Education at Saginaw Valley State University. His main goal has always been to provide schools with teacher leaders who understand the uniqueness of learners and who can engage that uniqueness in enjoyable and challenging tasks.