EDU673: W3 Instruct. Strat. for Differentiated Teach Learn (Assignment)

CCSS &
Differentiated Classrooms

What we have learned so far in this course is that students come to us from
diverse backgrounds and have their own unique learning needs. We have also
learned that the systems of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are grounded
in differentiated instructional practices to form the basis of quality
curriculum.

As noted in Week Two, you participate in your school’s Professional Learning
Community (PLC) as developing experts in implementing differentiated
instruction. For this assignment, you will create the content for a blog (not
actually creating the blog at this time) that identifies differentiated
assessment and teaching strategies. These strategies can be used to assess
student mastery of the new Common Core State Standards while providing engaging
and rigorous classroom instruction.

For the purpose of this assignment, you will be using a Word document (two to
three pages) to create a prospective blog that can be designed online at
another time.

Within your blog, you must:

• Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
• Describe (in general) the standards for English
  language arts.
• Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative
  including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic
  impact.
• Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential
  strategy for the CCSS.
• Explain five or more differentiated stratSegies, tools,
  or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for
  mathematics.
• Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools,
  or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for
  English language arts.

Use your
course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University
Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be
formatted according to APA guidelines including title and reference pages.