Nanci Smith, founder of Effective Classrooms Educational Consulting (E2C2), is currently a full-time consultant in the areas of differentiated instruction, curriculum, Common Core State Standards, and mathematics. Also ASCD faculty in the differentiated instruction cadre, and a Solution Tree consultant and author on two books in press, Nanci has provided professional development in small, large, urban, rural, and suburban districts in 47 states, as well as the Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan. She has presented at conferences and institutes in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and has helped develop high-quality curriculum in the Philippines. Smith is the math consultant and author of the User¿s Guide for ASCD¿s Meaningful Math: Leading Students Toward Understanding and Application DVD series and has developed a CD/DVD-based professional development series for middle school math teachers. Her classroom was featured in ASCD¿s video series At Work in the Differentiated Classroom. She authored a chapter in the ASCD book Differentiation in Practice, Grades 5 - 9, as well as assorted lessons in other ASCD books on differentiation.

For busy classroom teachers, this practical book makes manageable the process of differentiating mathematics instruction to maximize each student's learning potential, ultimately leading to improved test scores. 

Video Contents
Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
CHAPTER 1. START UP: Why Knowing and Addressing Students' Learning Differences Is Critical
Introduction
What Differentiation Is and Is Not
A Glance at a Differentiated Classroom
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 2. FIND OUT: Strategies for Determining Who Each of Your Students Is as a Mathematics Learner
Who Our Learners Are
Strategies to Determine Readiness
Strategies to Determine Interest
Strategies to Determine Learning Profile
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 3. TEACH UP: Making Sense of Rigorous Mathematical Content
Mathematics Makes Sense
Themes and Big Ideas in Mathematics
Teaching Up
What Learning Mathematics With Understanding Looks Like
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 4. STEP UP: How to Make Proactive Planning Decisions That Deepen Thinking
Decisions, Decisions
Differentiation and KUDs
Strategies for Differentiation
Classroom Structures
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 5. SET IT UP: Establishing the Right Tone to Make Differentiation Doable
A Healthy Learning Environment
Embracing Fair
Everybody Learns
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 6. POWER ON: Mastering and Modeling Daily Routines for Achievement All Year
Classroom Routines
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 7. STEP BACK: Tools for Assessing and Evaluating in a Differentiated Classroom
Assessment For, Of, and As Learning
Principles to Develop Assessments
Designing Effective Assessments
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Keepsakes and Plans
CHAPTER 8. CLOSE UP: A Week in the Life of a Differentiated Mathematics Classroom
A Look Into a Week in a Middle School Classroom
A Look Into a Week in a High School Classroom
Advice From the Field
Conclusion
Appendix A: Further Reading on the Topic of English Language Learners
Appendix B: Further Reading on the Topic of Special Education
Appendix C: Further Reading on the Topic of Rich Problems and Mathematical Discourse
References
Index