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28.10.11

Leading and Managing A Differentiated Classroom - ASCD Webinar Archive -

Carol Tomlinson and Marcia Imbeau: Differentiated Instruction Webinar
Scroll down to see the video - other downloadables are also available.

(Audio is shaky for the first 20 seconds or so, but clears up!)
"The prospect of "managing" a classroom of young learners is daunting to most teachers at the outset of their careers.  Over time, most teachers become at least somewhat more comfortable with "managing" students. Nonetheless, "classroom management" remains a key impediment to using differentiated instruction for many, if not most, teachers both veteran and novice.  This webinar explored three critical questions that may inhibit teacher confidence in establishing classrooms that are flexible enough to attend to the range of learning needs of students in those classrooms."

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