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Judy Dodge is a learning specialist, author, and a recognized leader in the field of effective classroom instruction. A frequently sought-after presenter and staff developer, she educates and motivates participants, blending idealism with the practical restraints of a high- stakes testing environment. A former classroom teacher, Judy has a keen sense of what will prove useful to teachers with different interests and levels of experience. She understands the need to teach process, as well as content, with a focus on addressing the needs of individual learners. She has the unique ability to synthesize traditional and current wisdom and research into practical strategies that generate immediate impact on classroom teaching and learning. Judy is the author of several articles and books, including, The Study Skills Handbook (1994) and Differentiation in Action (2005). The latter, endorsed by Carol Ann Tomlinson, with a foreword by David Sousa, helps teachers combine the science of learning with the art of teaching to meet the needs of individual learners in a responsive classroom. Judy’s third book for Scholastic, entitled, 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom, is due out March 2009.
Workshop Description:
Increasing Academic Success For Every Student:
Practical Strategies for Differentiating Instruction In Secondary Schools
In a climate of assessment-driven instruction, it is ever more important to create an environment where all students are ready and motivated to learn. How can teachers in mixed-ability classrooms encourage struggling learners, while simultaneously challenging advanced learners and making sure that lessons are productive and engaging for everyone?
Middle and high school teachers will discover the answer to this question as they explore the powerful impact differentiation of instruction can make on their teaching. They will leave this workshop understanding what differentiation is and is not, and they will have acquired a repertoire of practical and innovative instructional strategies to maximize academic success for each student. Besides receiving many useful handouts that they can use immediately in their classrooms, teachers will learn how to:
- Use multiple “Stop and Process” activities to check for understanding and help students retain information
- Use “flexible grouping” to increase teacher effectiveness
- Use “Choice Homework,” “Interactive Bookmarks,” and “Choice Note Taking” to motivate reluctant learners
- Use “tiered” assignments to appropriately challenge students at their own levels
- Use visual tools to help students remember
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