Teachers, Change Your Bait!—Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction

To help teachers adapt their instruction to meet the differing needs of their students, Kaufeldt explains the theory of brain-compatible learning and provides strategies to vary the six key components of differentiation: physical and social environment; content and its presentation; processing for learning; and products to demonstrate learning. She describes all aspects of a successful differentiated classroom from establishing groups and collecting feedback to planning instruction and documenting progress. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Martha Kaufeldt an experienced educator, has taught at all grade levels, served as a district level gifted coordinator and staff developer, and was the lead teacher and restructuring coordinator of a demonstration brain-compatible school. She currently lectures on the fundamentals of brain-compatible learning, differentiated instruction, assessment, and integrated curriculum planning. She is the author of the best-selling Begin with the Brain: Orchestrating the Learner-Centered Classroom. Martha currently resides in Santa Cruz, CA.