Social+Studies

=Differentiated Instruction in the Social Studies Classroom=

Think about your content area as you read the questions below. Click on the discussion tab and respond to any of the questions. Your responses can include comments, ideas, feedback, or experiences that you've already had or observed in classrooms.

1.  How do you assess students when applying differentiated instruction? 2.  What are your successes with differentiated instruction? What are your challenges? 3.  What does an ideal differentiated classroom look like? 4.  What are the first steps that a teacher might take to create a differentiated classroom? 5.  Are there any negatives to differentiated instruction? Is it controversial? 6.  What are the pros and cons of flexible grouping?  7.  In a differentiated classroom, how do you challenge the higher performing students?