Oct. 22

I am so excited to have all the resources found in the "toolbox" of this book! I was especially impressed with the large variety of resources. I feel that it is extremely important to constantly be changing the style of teaching and assessment in order to reach all types of learners. Looking through these resources I realized how important they are to plan differentiated lessons. Many of the resources are directly related to assessing students readiness, learning profile or interest and some indirectly assess, through they all tell you as the teacher something about the individual student. I am learning more and more that differentiation does not always have to be based on strict assessments or anecdotal notes, but can be based on any type of student response that is provided to the teacher. Our students are telling us what they need all the time, we as teachers need to be open and aware to receive and implement that information!