Differentiated Instruction Summer Institute

The Third Annual Differentiated Instruction Summer Institute has been held in the Hilton Central School District.  The Hilton and Spencerport Central School Districts have co-sponsored the Institute.  Teachers across New York state have been in attendance according to Mark E. Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development at the Hilton School District. 

Teachers and presenters explored the design of high-quality instructional practices using standards-based criteria and attributes. Participants learned about the instructional design teachers use to address varying levels within the classroom.  The conference featured three, nationally-recognized presenters in the field of differentiated learning and numerous K-12 educators and practitioners who will share how they use differentiation in the classroom.

Presenters included: Kristina Doubet, Ed.D, Assistant Professor of Education James Madison University and co-author with Carol Tomlinson of Smart in the Middle: Classrooms that Work for Bright Middle Schoolers. Tonya Moon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor University of Virginia's Curry School of Education;   Carol Ann Tomlinson, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and principal investigator for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented .

For further information about the Institute, please call 585-392-1000 ext. 6050/6051. 

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