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EDU 6710-C23
A Differentiated Course on Differentiated Instruction (Maximum Enrollment of 10)   

Course Overview and Objectives:

This course is not limited to teachers with a specific level of experience with Differentiated Instruction (DI). Therefore, teachers will be divided into levels of learning based on their previous work with DI. The format will give each participant practical experience in being a student in a differentiated classroom. The novice group will discuss the philosophies on which DI is based, the tools used in DI, and will have the opportunity to learn how to creatively adapt lessons that can be used in a differentiated setting. The middle group will continue developing classroom materials with an emphasis on management strategies. The expert group will develop classroom materials and assessment tools for the DI classroom.

The format for the course will be determined after assessing each group’s needs. Teachers may complete the course in a classroom setting, with online correspondence, or through an independent study. Everyone will participant in some classroom and group meetings for sharing ideas or general communication amongst all levels. All participants will demonstrate their learning in a fall classroom observation by the instructor before a final grade is issued.

For course information and an obligatory discussion about individual group placement contact:
margaretsnel@tds.net, (802) 485-4983.

Required Texts:

1. Differentiated Instruction Strategies: One Size Doesn’t’ Fit All. 2nd edition. Gale H. Gregory, Carolyn Chapman. 2007 Corwin Press.
2. Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum. Carol Ann Tomlinson. 2003. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. #102293. Note: Purchase the book for your grade level.
3. Teachers must have access to the curricula materials during the course.

For registration information contact Castleton State College, Student Services, Woodruff Hall, Castleton, Vermont 05735, jennifer.callesis@castleton.edu, (802) 468-1090, fax (802) 468-5237

Download a registration form here.

Note: Payment is required at the time of registration.
Please make check(s) or purchase orders payable to Castleton State College and forward to:
the Student Services Office, Castleton State College, Woodruff Hall, Castleton, Vermont 05735

(*) For full time New York teachers within Essex, Rensselaer, Warren and Washington Counties