Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design (Connecting Content and Kids)

This book provides a quick yet thorough introduction to developing a differentiated program for all teaching. I consider it an essential reference book for teachers who are developing lesson plans that consider all types of learners. A teaching book that every teacher should have!

This book was recommended by a colleague. It is a great resources for all teachers at any level.

I had to purchase this book for a grad class, and wasn't able to make it through more than a few pages at a time. The concepts behind Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction really aren't that hard to grasp; in fact, I think I sufficiently summed it all up to a friend in about 10 seconds, so I fail to see the need for 175 pages on it. It gets redundant by the second chapter, and they spend far too much time expounding on why UBD and DI are so necessary, rather than actually giving you helpful advice on how to implement them.

As a professional educator who is interested in curriculum development and student success, I couldn't put this book down! Tomlinson an McTighe are both experts on their perspective topics of differentiation and assessment, so the pairing of these two made for informative reading. We want to reach every student to the point that they understand the essential learnings, and these two make numerous practical suggestions so that practitioners in the field can better design and implement plans for reaching students' needs, which would naturally lead to academic improvement.

Excellent book for the differentiated class I am taking. Very fully explained and detailed.