The Democratic Differentiated Classroom

by Sheryn Spencer-Waterman

Overview

This book provides tips and strategies which unify two popular and effective trends
- the differentiated classroom, in which teachers align their instruction to meet the needs of individual students.
- the democratic classroom, in which students are intrinsically motivated to learn because they are given chances to make choices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138179264
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/02/2017
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sheryn Spencer Waterman is the Gifted Specialist at Flat Rock Middle School in Western North Carolina. Her many accomplishments include “Teacher of the Year” in two schools, National Board Certification (1997), and Founding Fellow for the Teacher’s Network Leadership Institute. She came to teaching after working for several years as a psychotherapist and consultant. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching and has worked on several local, state, regional, and national projects to promote quality teaching. This is her third book on teaching.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Democratic Differentiated Classroom; Chapter 2 How Do Teachers and Students Know if Students Have Learned in the Democratic Differentiated Classroom?; Chapter 3 Involving Students in Their Own Learning; Chapter 4 How to Group Students for Differentiated Instruction; Chapter 5 Tools for the Democratic Differentiated Classroom;