DON'T Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction in a Digital World

ISBN: 1949595501

Author: Miller, Matt

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Daunted by differentiation and devices?Ditching tech isnt the answer-understanding how to find the right tool, for the right teacher, for the right moment is!Dont Ditch That Tech, provides practical ideas to help you find the sweet spot where classroom devices meet students needs. In this teacher-tailored guide, youll find tips on how to handle cart/lab scenarios, develop attention-grabbing strategies, build metacognitive practices, and more-all with differentiation in mind. Whether you're a tech newbie or the schools device guru, youll walk away with new understandings and strategies for transforming and diversifying your approach to teaching in a twenty-first-century world.Authors Matt Miller, Nate Ridgway, and Angelia Ridgway, PhD, bring a diverse range of perspectives to this useful guide. From their own classroom experiences they share practical suggestions for working within your classroom walls-and ultimately, transforming your students lives beyond it.Youll find ideas for how to use tech to . . .Personalize learning and add authenticityPromote metacognition and student agencyIncrease students and stakeholders access to your classroomAnd more!DON'T Ditch That Tech!Use it to transform your classroom!Dont Ditch That Tech is a rich resource for understanding ways technology can be a thoughtful tool for reaching the complex range of learners in todays classrooms. It is grounded, smart, clever, conversational and practical.-Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson, author of The Differentiated ClassroomThis guide is chock full of tools/apps, graphic images, classroom examples, methods, and practical tips for any classroom educator looking to try new things or further strengthen their current differentiation practices. And its differentiated for teachers, too!-The HyperDoc Girls (Sarah Landis, Kelly Hilton, and Lisa Highfill)Do yourself a favor and buy this book! You wont be sorry! Warning: Be prepared to see smiling faces on students and engaged classrooms when you do! -Holly Clark, author, The Google Infused ClassroomAnecdotes, exemplars and examples abound in this easy to read how-to for any teacher!-Jon Corippo, Chief Learning Officer, Cue, Inc.