Tools for Differentiation

Learning Profile Tools

Myers-Briggs Learning Style Assessment

Read the questions online and score the survey off-line to determine your learning style. Once you discover your learning style, read a description of it at http://www.oswego.edu/plsi/16types.htm

Multiple Intelligences Test for Young Children

Learn about your multiple intelligences through this test scored online. After receiving your results, go to http://mitest.com/omitest.htm to read about each of the intelligences.

Multiple Intelligences Test for Older Children

Learn about your multiple intelligences through this test scored online. After receiving your results, go to http://www.maretsoftware.com/intel/intel.asp to read about each of the intelligences.

Productivity Tools

Rubistar

Make rubrics to support student work on differentiated products.

Make Awards for Kids

An easy, quick way to recognize the unique ways kids work in your classroom.

Discovery School's Puzzlemaker

Make customized puzzles such as crossword and math puzzles.

Casa Notes

Make communicating home to Spanish-speaking families easier by using Casa Notes. Select from 12 templates of commonly-used notes (field trip, upcoming conference, well done, etc.). Add your specific information and generate the note in Spanish.

District Resources

Everyday Mathematics Assessment Assistant

Downloading United Streaming Video

Finding Great Websites

These sites preview web resources appropriate for classroom use. Start here when you are looking for a website to support differentiated instruction.

TeachersFirst

National Science Foundation Classroom Resources

The Library of Congress for Kids & Families

4teachers Sites of the Week

A Different Place

Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites

42explore

Kathy Schrok's Guide for Educators

The Marco Polo Networks are partnerships between corporate sponsors and education organizations. Each site includes lesson plans, web links, and online activities.

EDSITEment - Humanities

Xpeditions - Geography

Read, Write, Think - English/Language Arts

Science NetLinks - Science

ArtsEdge - Arts

Illuminations - Math