Presentations
Description of several effective practices, including explicit, systematic instruction; multiple practice opportunities; and immediate feedback.
Related Resources:
Resource Pages
Instructional Walkthrough Tools
Web page with observation tools to look for effective instructional features, including explicitness, scaffolding, grouping, and differentiation.
Modules
Differentiated Instruction: Key to Student Success
Online professional development module that describes effective instructional features, including modeling, scaffolding, multiple student responses, and immediate feedback.
Videos
Understanding Differentiated Instruction
Video of reading expert, Sharon Vaughn, discussing how differentiation benefits all students – both struggling and higher-achieving.
Links & Websites
Anita Archer’s Explicit Instruction Website
Companion website to Explicit Instruction (Archer & Hughes, 2011). Provides videos of effective instruction at the elementary and secondary levels in reading, language arts, and math classes.