Real-time strategies for real-life results It's all too familiar: A classroom of 25+ students-all with very different needs and learning styles. Do you sometimes feels more like a juggler than a math teacher, struggling to keep all those balls in air? William Bender is prepared to lend a hand with this new edition of what's certainly the most important book on differentiating math instruction written in recent years. Just what makes Differentiating Math Instruction such a favorite among K-8 teachers? It's the only book that successfully blends the best of what technology has to offer with guidelines for meeting the objectives set forth by the Common Core. Every new innovation in math instruction is addressed: Flipping math instruction Project-based learning Using Khan Academy in the classroom Educational gaming Teaching for deeper conceptual understanding Before long, all of your students will engage more deeply with math content, no matter their pace or learning style.

A one-stop source of proven reading strategies for use with RTI interventions! Offering a set of practical instructional strategies, this second edition of the bestseller helps elementary and middle school educators integrate approaches for strengthening reading skills with procedures for Response to Intervention (RTI). Grounded in research-based reading instruction for students with learning difficulties, this resource provides both highly effective strategies that take a moderate investment of time to implement and tested tactics that can be easily implemented with little or no preparation. The authors discuss a wide range of topics, including:Early literacy and brain-compatible reading instruction Early literacy assessments Phonological and phonemic instruction Developmental reading and spelling stages Building vocabulary and reading fluency Reading comprehension and the brain

Increase achievement and engagement for all students in 21st century classrooms!Project-based learning has emerged as one of todayAEs most effective instructional practices. In PBL, students confront real-world issues and problems, collaborate to create solutions, and present their results to an audience. This exciting new book describes how PBL fosters 21st century skills and innovative thinking. The author provides instructional strategies, assessment methods, and detailed instruction on how to:Design projects for various content areas across all grade levelsIntegrate technology throughout the learning processUse Khan Academy, webquests, wikis, and more to foster deeper conceptual learningBuild social learning networks Differentiate instruction by scaffolding supports for the learning process

This exciting work offers an entirely new way to address the discipline problems that have become so common in our public schools! Dr. Bender's emphasis on relationships as the basis of all effective discipline has now been widely recognized as cutting edge within the field, and this book presents many practical strategies that teachers can use to manage even the most disruptive students in the class-the kids that always seem to be ""in-your-face."" Strategies include many tried-and-true ideas that are now reinterpreted based on their impact on the relationship between the student and the teacher. Further, many new strategies, such as ""Responsibility strategies,"" ""Strength-based assessment,"" and ""Let's Make a Deal"" are presented, with the overriding emphasis on building positive relationships with even the most challenging and demanding students. This paradigm shift toward the emphasis on positive relationships represents the first truly new look at discipline and classroom management in over thirty years- since the growth of behavioral management plans. As teachers prepare for the classrooms of today, they will need these practical, workable, and research proven strategies, embedded within a new theory of discipline in the classroom.

Make the painless transition from low tech to tech friendly! Are you struggling to embrace technology that advances at lightning speed? Or are you just plain perplexed? With new developments announced almost on a daily basis, many teachers don't know where to start. If you're one of those teachers making the transition to tech-willingly or not-Cool Tech Tools for Lower Tech Teachers is the resource for you. In understandable language, it describes how exactly you can use tools like webquests, wikis, social networking apps, and podcasts to enhance your lessons and keep kids engaged. William Bender and Laura Waller put technology within your reach by: Framing each tool in the context of what you need to know Defining the tool in easy-to-understand language; there's no tech-speak Guiding you through implementation step by step Providing sample lesson plans to get you started Explaining how some tools can also be used for professional development With Cool Tech Tools for Lower Tech Teachers, Bender and Waller prove that technology can be painless and productive. What's more, you'll even come to love it!

This book is a cutting-edge, provocative discussion of the coming transformation in education. A revolution is taking place in classrooms today, based on the cross-fertilization of three major instructional innovations, the "three sisters: " differentiated instruction, RTI, and technology. Each of these has, or soon will, impact classrooms drastically, but the "whole is greater than the sum of the parts: " that is, the whole impact of these three is many times as influential as the impact of any one of these factors individually. Because of the increasing emphasis on differentiation, RTI, and technology-based instruction, teachers are teaching in new and different ways. These innovations all address the ever-present pressures on teachers at all grade levels to meet/exceed AYP, and teachers are hungry for innovative instructional ideas that will assist them to do so. The authors draw on the growing 21st Century Skills movement to address these three instructional innovations together.

A one-stop source of proven reading strategies for use with RTI interventions! Offering a set of practical instructional strategies, this second edition of the bestseller helps elementary and middle school educators integrate approaches for strengthening reading skills with procedures for Response to Intervention (RTI). Grounded in research-based reading instruction for students with learning difficulties, this resource provides both highly effective strategies that take a moderate investment of time to implement and tested tactics that can be easily implemented with little or no preparation. The authors discuss a wide range of topics, including:Early literacy and brain-compatible reading instruction Early literacy assessments Phonological and phonemic instruction Developmental reading and spelling stages Building vocabulary and reading fluency Reading comprehension and the brain

Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher shows general and special education teachers how to use research-based interventions effectively to individualize instruction, monitor individual student progress, and implement strategies to meet the specific needs of the students. Today's teachers' roles and responsibilities have been transformed by NCLB and the reauthorization of IDEA in order to benefit many children who are challenged by their academic content. Prompted by several legislative measures, response to intervention (RTI) provides strategies for documenting the existence or non-existence of a learning disability. All educators will become involved in implementation of programs to demonstrate how students respond on an individual basis to various educational interventionsumost often in the general education classroom. This resource is intended as a practical guide to assist teachers with the challenge of what, for many, will be a new instructional procedure. Offering vignettes, examples, and forms based on the problem-solving and standards-based approach to RTI, this practical guide gives teachers the basic and necessary steps to successfully provide their students with a fair and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment.

Use the latest research to bring differentiated instruction to today's inclusive classrooms With flipped classrooms, response to intervention, and technology discussed as differentiated instructional tools, this book has it all Teachers need 21st century resources that help them provide high-quality, differentiated instruction for all students. In this new edition of his best-selling resource, William Bender draws on the latest brain research, technology, and educational initiatives to bring a new focus to differentiating instruction in the context of the Common Core State Standards. By weaving together differentiated instruction, Response to Intervention, and educational technology, educators can increase achievement among students with learning disabilities and also foster the development of 21st-century skills. This updated guide offers Specific strategies for differentiating instruction within an RTI framework and in the context of the Common Core State Standards Strategies for using technology to instruct and assess students with learning disabilities Teaching tips and concrete examples of brain-friendly instruction Guidance on a range of supportive instructional techniques Additional strategies based on the latest research in metacognition Up-to-date techniques such as using Khan Academy, flipped classes, and wikis to enhance learning in general and special education settings This new edition of Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities offers the tools and strategies educators need to maximize achievement for all students.