Professional Learning Activities
Be inspired by Debbie Silver,
an authority on differentiated instruction
Dr. Debbie Silver, award-winning author and veteran educator, speaks with humor and passion on how differentiating instruction can meet the diverse needs of middle grades learners.
Differentiated Instruction in the Middle Grades: Professional Learning Activity
As a schoolwide team:
- View Dr. Debbie Silver's video presentation (WMV; 1:05:20)
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- After viewing the presentation, explore the Taking Center Stage—Act II (TCSII) Web portal to find ideas on differentiating instruction
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- Enter the term "differentiated instruction" in the “Search” box (that appears at the top left corner of the TCSII home page).
- Search for differentiated instruction in the A-Z Hot Links
- Review each of the items presented in the search results.
- In individual teams of four to six, explore how to implement or improve differentiated instruction at your school.
- Identify the top three ideas and report back to the larger group.
Access Dr. Silver's Differentiated Instruction Handout and PowerPoint presentation (Outside Source) designed to accompany her archived presentation. (Login required; Dr. Silver gives the password toward the end of her presentation.) View answers to the questions posed to Dr. Silver during the TCSII Webcast regarding her presentation on differentiated instruction.
This presentation was originally delivered as part of a statewide Webcast on April 8, 2008. The entire archived TCSII Webcast (WMV; 2:11:50) is available for viewing by individuals or teams.
Text Transcript of TCSII Webcast
Dr. Debbie Silver's Biography
Dr. Debbie Silver is an award-winning educator with 30 years experience as a classroom teacher, staff development instructor, and university professor. Her numerous recognitions include being named the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year. Along the way she has taught almost every grade level and most every kind of student. Dr. Silver has been an invited author for several educational journals and has given keynotes at state, national, and international conferences. She has been a featured teacher for the PBS OnLine Teacher Chat and for KDS Knowledge Delivery Systems. She is the author of Drumming to the Beat of Different Marchers: Finding the Rhythm for Teaching Differentiated Learning (Outside Source).
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