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=How to Begin Differentiating Instruction=

=Where Can You Begin Differentiating? =

**I. Multiple Intelligences**
Identify your learners in your audience. How do we learn? Read this excerpt from [|Multiple Intelligences and Instructional Technolgy].
 * 1) [|Take the Test!!!] Learn how You Learn.
 * 2) [|Another Fun MI Test]
 * 3) [|MI Quiz]
 * 4) [|Vark MI Questionaire]

**The Non-negotiables For Differentiated Instruction**
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 * 1)  **Supportive Environments** - meet the needs of all learners. Levels, styles and readiness.
 * 2)  **Ongoing (formative) Assessment**  - identify and assess knowledge, skills through student products.
 * 3)  **Quality Curriculum**  - based on standards, benchmarks, 21st Century Skills.
 * 4)  **Respectful Tasks**  - respect for the individual learning needs.
 * 5)  **Flexible Grouping** - grouping based on student interests, levels, and learning styles.
 * Pay Attention**

=Research Based Practices That Work = [|****Dr. Robert Marzano's****] work in educational reform, practical instructional practices that work and curriculum development has had profound impacts on instructional practices and educational reform intitiatives worldwide. These resources will assist you with the development of instruction that works.
 * [|Instructional Strategies That Work]
 * [|The Essential Nine]
 * [|Resources and Links]
 * [|Strategies and Ideas for Integration]
 * [|Implementing Marzano Strategies]

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