Differentiated Activities and Assessments Using the Common Core Standards A significant advantage in using Common Core State Standards is that they are general, with broader curriculum application. They can potentially lead to higher-level thinking and mastery of 21st century skills rather than focus on lower-level test-prep answers. Coil’s practical examples show educators how to use differentiated curriculum, differentiated instruction, and differentiated assessment with the Common Core State Standards. Differentiation is essential when educators work with diverse groups of students while using the same set of Common Core State Standards for each student. These activities and corresponding assessments are specifically designed examples of how the CCSS can be implemented in your classroom with diverse students. Differentiated curriculum calls for differentiated assessment. Not only are the topic activities differentiated and provide for student choice, but the assessments are differentiated as well. Using differentiated activities and assessments leads to greater success and achievement on high-stakes standardized tests. Coil includes over 50 topics in language arts, math, social studies, science, and interdisciplinary topics. Lesson formats include Curriculum Compacting, Individual Lesson Plans (ILP™), Questivities™, Tic-Tac-Toes, and Tiered Lessons & Units. The accompanying CD includes all 50+ lesson formats (activities AND assessments) in ready-to-use customizable WORD files

Workshop from Carolyn Coil Differentiating Instruction Using the Common Core Standards The Common Core Standards are based on the most effective standards from states throughout the country and from other countries around the world. They provide guidelines about what students should know and be able to do as a result of their schooling. Clear and understandable, they include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order thinking skills. In this workshop, you will learn how to incorporate these standards into your curriculum using a number of practical, user-friendly differentiation strategies. You will leave this workshop with many realistic and doable teaching ideas that you can use right away!

Differentiation, RTI, and Achievement: How They Work Together The framework of your district-level RTI plan is approved; your leadership team is in place; you’ve determined the approach. Interventions will originate from research/evidence-based differentiation strategies you’ve become skilled at by attending professional development workshops. Screening &endash;Intervention &endash; Monitoring &endash; Achievement - Student Success. Differentiation, RTI, and Achievement: How They Work Together offers 12 specific academic and behavioral student vignettes, detailed examples of assessments of research-based interventions, blank assessment forms for your use, and supportive templates. All forms and checklists are in PDF or customizable WORD format on the included CD.