Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom

Ten years ago, this book became an overnight best seller. In this updated edition of the popular and trusted guide, Diane Heacox provides a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how differentiated instruction can work in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge in how teachers teach and in how students learn. Individual chapters focus on evaluation in a differentiated classroom and how to manage both behavior and work tasks. Description of ways to get to know students and recognize they all have strengths and limitations.

Differentiated instruction lesson plans are provided as templates and forms, with examples illustrating differentiation in many content areas. The book is refreshed throughout to reflect today’s most effective practices in curriculum design and instructional methods. New features include connections to Common Core State Standards, revised information on multiple intelligences, updated bibliography and resources, and a PowerPoint presentation for use in staff training and professional development.

The included CD-ROM provides the PowerPoint, all reproducible forms of the book along with further examples of curriculum maps, workcards, and matrix plans. Teachers can print what they need, when they need it, and customize forms for their own classrooms and students.

“Provides a multitude of practical, teacher-tested tools and templates to help you begin or refine your own journey toward more fully differentiated instruction . . . no matter where you are in [that] journey.” — from the foreword by Cindy A. Strickland

About the Author

Diane Heacox, Ed.D., is an associate professor of education at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She also actively serves as a consultant and professional development trainer for both public and private schools on a variety of topics related to teaching and learning. She presents regularly at numerous local, state, national, and international education conferences. She is currently the international facilitator for the Higher Education Network of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and chair of the Middle Level Division of the National Association for Gifted Children.

She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.