Great Minds Don't Think Alike: Differentiated Instruction

Differentiation Toolbox Learn more about DI & find helpful resources
Enhance Learning with Technology Some good examples of the process and steps in DI
Differentiated Instruction A great list of "practical tips" for the classroom
Differentiated Instruction Huge list from Lee's Summit district
Using Technology with Differentiated Instruction: A Five Part Workshop Lots of great ideas

Presentation stuff

Presentation slides
Presentation handout (pdf)
Differentiated Instruction: A Tool for All Students (pdf)
Exit Cards (pdf)
Cubing
Graphic Organizers
Editable Graphic Organizers
Starfall
Comic Life / ToonDoo / Make Beliefs Comix / Comiqs
Internet Picture Dictionary
Google Translator
Yippy
WallWisher
Kan-Ed Empowered Desktop
Picnik
Delicious
BibMe
Read the Words
Tagxedo
Wordle
Word Magnets
Triptico Tools
Many handy gadgets
47 Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
Readability
WebQuests
Google Docs
Photostory 3 / GarageBand
The Differentiator
A easy to use tool to generate ideas
My Action Plan (pdf)

Basics

Reconcilable Differences? Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation
Online version of the article
Dare to Differentiate
A teacher-created wiki with tons of handy resources
Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
Lesson plans and tutorials
Differentiated Instruction for the Inclusive Middle School and High School Classroom
Helpful ideas for MS / HS
The How: Deciding Strategies, Tools and Resources
A handy list of stuff
Strategies for Differentiating Instruction
Many specific ideas
Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
Specific examples for grade school
Elementary Lessons
Tons of sample lessons for K-6
Reading Rockets
Nice stuff for elementary and ELL
Differentiation for High Ability Learners
A helpful LiveBinder of sites
DI for ELL Students
List of useful sites
Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction
Organizers help kids make sense of dense content
ESL Reader
Use to speed up student reading time and improve reading skills

Assessments

Authentic Assessment Toolbox
A how-to text on creating authentic tasks and rubrics
Assessment Strategies
Has three main sections: Pre-assessment, On-going Assessment, and Final Assessment
A Collection of Assessment Strategies
Examples of classroom-based assessment
Using Portfolios with Gifted Students

Technology

Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners
A site created by the West-Ed people
Technology & Multiple Intelligences
Focus on MI resources and examples in a variety of grades and contents
A Tacklebox of Technology Tools - DI for the 21st Century
Nice collection of tech tools
50 Great iPod Apps to Get Kids Reading & Writing
Technology in Elementary Spanish
TeacherTube video clip highlighting use of clickers in Spanish class

Enhance Learning with Technology
Some good examples of the process and steps in DI
Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction
An overview of the process and tech examples in several different contents
Technology & Differentiated Instruction: Websites for Further Exploration (pdf)
Ready to use strategies and activities
The Differentiator
A easy to use tool to generate ideas
Ten Tips For Personalizing Learning Via Technology
Helpful ideas from Edutopia
Video Games
List of educational games

Examples / Lesson Plans

Sample Layered Curriculum Units
Tiered Curriculum Project
Applying Bloom's Taxonomy
Differentiating Instruction
Sample Units and Lessons for Differentiating Instruction
Instructional and Management Strategies
Layered Curriculum

Glenn's delicious links

Surveys

MiQ Personal Profile
Online MI test by David Lazear
Adult Multiple Intelligences Test
Birmingham School District MI Test
All great online tools to learn about your MI and that of your students
Multiple Intelligences test
Easy to print version
What's Your Multiple Intelligence?
from Edutopia
What's Your Learning Style?
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
A list of inventories from eMints

Student Learning Style Inventory lesson plan

Ken Robinson - How Schools Kill Creativity