Getting Started
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/dimath.phtml
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This website provides a brief overview of what it requires of a teacher to implement differentiation strategies in the classroom. It is a short article, but it comes from McGraw -Hill, a well-know textbook publishing company and provides some great, realistic practices to implement in the classroom.
Teaching Students with Mixed Abilities
http://www.weac.org/Home/Parents_Community/differ.aspx
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This website comes from the Wisconsin Education Association Council and provides tips from teachers that are already implementing differentiation into the classroom. These teachers provide small steps that you can use to start introducing the differentiation in your own classroom!
Math Labs Program
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/development/resources/math_lab/index.shtm
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This program is used in Montgomery County Schools in Maryland and provides a wide variety of different strategies teachers use for differentiation when teaching math. It provides videos and lessons from the schools in Montgomery County Schools to display how these teachers provide differentiation in their classrooms. The teachers use a variety of strategies such as stations, centers, and anchor activities. This site provides a great opportunity for teachers to see what works well within a math classroom.
Tiered Lessons
http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html
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This website is from the Indiana Department of Education and is an excellent resource for teachers of all subjects. It neatly separates the lessons by grade level and by differentiation type. It distinguishes between differentiation by readiness, by interest, and by learning styles. It is also excellent because it ranges from Kindergarten to 12th grade! This site is a great resource for all teachers.
Specifically Special Education
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml
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This website is from Education World and provides a plethora of excellent activities and lessons specifically designed for special education students. It also provides informational resources for teachers and parents that help explain more about special education students and steps that can be taken to ensure their success in school. The last part of this page, that I thought was really great, was the technology site for the students. It provides a few sites that provide the student with tools to help them succeed.
C-R-A
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/CRA_Instructional_Approach.asp
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This site provides a basic overview of what you need to know about the concrete-representational-abstract approach in the classroom. It gives a great explanation and models of what CRA looks like in the classroom.