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Getting Started on Differentiated Instructions

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Are you looking for more resources on differentiation? Research a Topic" is designed to guide you to the best resources on education related topics and put you in touch with fellow educators who shares same interests. It provides comprehensive list of ASCD materials and professional development opportunities, and other resources that exist beyond ASCD's catalog.

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Independent Thinking - INSET. Conferences. Webinars. Passion. Since 1994.

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A one-stop-shop for inspirational and challenging education speakers, trainers and authors. Always with a satisfaction guarantee.

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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand: they listen with the intent to reply.

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FranklinCovey is the world leader in helping organizations achieve results that require lasting changes in human behavior, often the most difficult challenge any organization faces.

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The Jane Schaffer writing programme is designed as a scaffolding technique to foster and enhance the clarity and organization of student writing. Students often struggle with the "blank page" and the Schaffer structure offers them a tangible and straightforward basis for clear, concise and insightful writing.

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"When supporting students in planning their CAS activities, encourage them to carefully plan and reflect on the ways in which they will communicate with the people and communities with the whom they will be working. Encourage them to consider the potential challenges might be, as well as the positive opportunities for using their communication skills through activities such as advocacy."

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The big idea

An argument is not where people shout at each other in anger. An argument is the key point of any persuasive essay or speech; it is the part where the actual persuasion gets done.

Before you begin

Be sure you know exactly what point you want to prove. Brainstorm a number of reasons why your point of view is the right one, and think of proof for those reasons.

How to do it

For our purposes, an argument has three basic parts, and, if you want to get full credit in a persuasive speech or essay, you will address each one. Look at the color-coding to see how it all fits together:

1. A point of view: This is the statement of what you believe.

2. A reason for that point of view: This is why you feel that way.

3. Proof to back up your reason: This is the evidence you use to drive your point home and make your argument real.

Some examples:

1. Superman is clearly a better superhero than the Power Rangers because he has better superpowers. Among other things, Superman can fly, lift enormously heavy objects, and fry hamburgers with his heat vision. The Power Rangers, on the other hand, can only do kung fu and drive their Zords. What's so super about that?

2. One of the reasons that basketball is better than baseball is because there is so much more action. You'll see basketball players do a thousand amazing things in each game: making long three-pointers, slamming home 360-degree tomahawk jams, and displaying astounding ballhandling ability. In baseball, on the other hand, the better a pitcher is, the more you see everyone just standing around, watching the ball slam into the catcher's glove. A basketball score can be 105-100; taken together, the teams scored over 100 baskets. An "exciting" baseball game can have a final score of 1-0, and even that one run could have been walked in by the pitcher. That is not very exciting at all.

3. Being left-handed is difficult because this is a right-handed world. Nothing, it seems, has been designed for use by lefties, and that fact makes things tough. Ice cream scoops have the scoop trigger on the wrong side; measuring cups are marked so that you have to hold them with your right hand to read them; even binders are difficult to use because you have to rest your hand on the spiral (or the rings, in a loose-leaf binder) just to write. Clearly, almost all the items we use on a daily basis are designed by right-handers for use by right-handers.

Return to the Online Writing Guide Index.
Copyright 1996-2004 by Michael Klingensmith

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An argument is not where people shout at each other in anger. An argument is the key point of any persuasive essay or speech; it is the part where the actual persuasion gets done. Be sure you know exactly what point you want to prove.

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Drafting to proofreading

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Mind Maps, Prezi, Estudio, Mindmeister

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Benefits of Bubbl.us mind maps over text:

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Whether it's a family tree, a decision flow map, or an algorithm, mind maps have a huge advantage in presenting complexity clearly and concisely.

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Visualizing complex ideas in shapes, lines, and pictures leads to much better recollection later than simple text.

Creative collaboration with others.

Visual brainstorming with a team can dramatically improve the quality of the final product because of diversity of perspectives and experiences.

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Bubbl.us - Create Mind Maps | Collaborate and Present Ideas

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Mind map and brainstorm online with Bubbl.us! Create colorful mind maps to print or share with others. Millions of people are using Bubbl.us worldwide to generate ideas, map out processes and create presentations.

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Listening skills are vital for interpersonal communication. How well do you listen? Learn more about listening and the skills required for effective listening.

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33% of online teens share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos

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DP subject: Language A literature lesson

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DP subject: Language A literature lesson

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Social and communication skills (Singapore)

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Resource from OCC: Communication Skills at British School at Washington, USA

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Resource from OCC: Communication Skills at British School at Washington, USA

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Language A literature lesson:

Pairs of students were randomly allocated an essay question from a past paper and had to prepare a detailed plan which they could then present to the rest of the class. In order to be successful, students had to use a range of well-developed communication skills because only were they working with a partner, but they also had to deliver their essay plans to the rest of the group.

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Name of school: British School of Washington, USA

DP subject: Language A literature lesson

Please click the CC button at the bottom right of the video for subtitles in supported languages.

If you would like to download this video as an English-only MP4 file (1280x720) please click here.

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Model a good conversation, particularly with students who struggle conversationally.

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Model a good conversation, particularly with students who struggle conversationally.