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Differentiated Instruction: An Introduction

In Differentiated Instruction: An Introduction, you will build a conceptual understanding of the model of differentiated instruction (DI), including the philosophical underpinnings of this model.

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Differentiated Instruction: Teaching with Student Differences in Mind

In Differentiated Instruction: Teaching with Student Differences in Mind, you will learn how teachers in a differentiated classroom plan for differentiation for readiness, interest, and learning profile, using multiple instructional strategies.

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Common Core: mathematics (K - 5)

In Common Core and Mathematics: Grades K–5, you not only learn what the Common Core Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) are; you will also go beyond these basics to take a detailed looked look at the standards for content and for practice.

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Common Core: Mathematics (6 - 8)

In Common Core and Mathematics: Grades 6 – 8, you not only learn what the Common Core Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) are; you will also go beyond these basics to take a detailed looked look at the standards for content and for practice.

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Common Core: Mathematics (9 - 12)

In Common Core and Mathematics: Grades 9–12, you not only learn what the Common Core Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) are; you will also go beyond these basics to take a detailed looked look at the standards for content and for practice.

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Common Core and Literacy Strategies: English Language Arts

You will see a new emphasis on critical thinking skills in the area of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable applications, you'll learn practical ways to put CCSS to work in classrooms.

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Common Core and Literacy Strategies: History/Social Studies

You'll discover that the CCSS have unique reading and writing standards for literacy in history/social studies for grades 6-12.

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Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Mathematics

You will see a new emphasis on critical thinking skills in the areas of arithmetic, word problems, and other mathematical foundations.

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Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science

In Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science, you'll explore how the Common Core State Standards approach literacy in new and important ways.

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