Using Formative Assessment to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction, Grades 4-10: Seven Practices To Maximize Learning

Seven easy steps to differentiating math instruction for busy teachers

Staff development expert Leslie Laud provides a clear roadmap for using formative assessment to differentiate mathematics instruction for students in Grades 4–10. She presents a comprehensive framework of seven research-based practices that show teachers how to:

• Get started and establish norms
• Implement formative assessment
• Create tiered lessons
• Manage a multitasking classroom effectively

Tested, reviewed, and enhanced by experienced math teachers, the book includes practical examples, reproducibles, and student activities that are easy for busy teachers to implement immediately.

• Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning (Leading Edge (Solution Tree))
• Seeing Students Learn Science: Integrating Assessment and Instruction in the Classroom
• Mathematics Formative Assessment 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning
• Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All
• A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (Competitiveness)
• Developing Essential Understanding of Expressions, Equations & Functions Grades 6-8
• Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics, Grades 6-12: 30 Formative Assessment Probes for the Secondary Classroom
• Ready, Set, SCIENCE!: Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms (STEM Education)
• Guided Math Workstations for Grades 6 to 8 - Strategies to Put Guided Math into Action in Middle School Classrooms - Create Math Workshops and Implement Math Workstations for Ages 10 to 14
• Styles and Strategies for Teaching High School Mathematics: 21 Techniques for Differentiating Instruction and Assessment