Tips for Differentiated Instruction

Below you will find resources and lessons, many contributed by our very own teachers in CCUSD.  We have amazing talent in all of our schools.  If you have any lessons or resources you would like to contribute, please email them to: npratt@ccusd93.org or cherkamp@ccusd93.org, and we will be sure to post them as soon as possible.

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Click here for a list of great online resources about Differentiation in the Classroom.


In this section you will gain a clear understanding of the four ways teachers can differentiate instruction for students.
Compacting allows teachers to meet the individual learning needs of all students over the course of a unit, chapter, or lesson sequence. Click here for a short powerpoint presentation, and a sample Choice Board.
Menu contributed by 4th Grade at Desert Sun Elementary.
Menu and Lesson contributed by Carrie Beaudoin and 4th Grade at Black Mountain Elementary School.
Contributed by 4th Grade at Desert Sun Elementary.

Enrichment activity menus of opportunities sent in by Mary Zolkiewicz, 5th grade teacher from Desert Sun Elementary. Also, as you scroll down you will see some student samples of work as well as a student-created power point presentation.

This lesson was contributed by 4th Grade at Desert Sun Elementary.
Please contact Cara Herkamp at cherkamp@ccusd93.org OR
Nancy Pratt at npratt@ccusd93.org
 for feedback OR if you have tips to share!