PUBLICATIONS

Instruction

6 Strategies for Promoting Student Autonomy

​Classroom Discourse as Civil Discourse 

Empathy Through Academic Inquiry: A "Controversial" Approach

How to Use Flexible Grouping in the Classroom
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The Icing or the Cake? Teachers Can Plan for Student Engagement So That It’s More Than Just Decoration 

5 Ways to Engage Reluctant Learners 

5 Tips for Making Group Work Manageable 

Using Structured Academic Controversy to Explore Controversial Issues in the Classroom 

Strategies for Dealing with an ‘Awful’ Textbook 
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Starting the New Year by Building Relationships 
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CurriculuM & ASSESSMENT

General Curriculum Design: Principles and Best Practices (book chapter) 

A Teaching Makeover Improves Learning for Diverse Students 

​Curriculum that Conforms to General Education and Gifted Education Quality Indicators 

Turning on the Lights: What Pre-Assessments Can Do 

Making Grading Practices Specific, Constructive, & Timely 

How to Use Data—and How Not to Use It—in Schools 

Can Standardized Tests Inform Instruction? 

Valuing Growth for All Students 
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Differentiation 

Upgrading Differentiation in the Elementary Grades (free archived webinar)
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​High-Impact Strategies that Provide Access to All Learners (UDL)
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How I Learned Differentiation 

Five Tips for Getting Started with Differentiation in Secondary Classrooms 

Differentiation Lets Us Reach Students Where They Are 

6 Myths and Misconceptions About Differentiated Instruction 

Reluctant Learners: Student Engagement and Student Differentiation 

Differentiated Instruction: How and Why to Do DI 

Differentiated Instruction Observation Look-Fors 
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The Common Sense of Differentiation: Meeting Specific Learner Needs in the Regular Classroom Facilitator’s Guide: Volume 3 
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​EXAM SCHOOLS

The Best Deal in American Education 

Stuyvesant, There’s a Better Way                           
Neglecting the Ceiling While Raising the Floor 

Exam Schools from the Inside 

​GIFTED EDUCATION

​​Social Studies and Gifted Learners                         (book chapter)

Gifted Middle School Learners and Literature Curriculum (entry)

Instructional Strategies and Programming Options for Gifted Learners (book chapter)

​Review of The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls 

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