Differentiation Is an Expectation

Dr. Kimberly Kappler Hewitt has served since 2005 as director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Oakwood City School District in Ohio. Previously, she served as an elementary school principal and district instructional specialist in Norwood, Ohio, an urban Appalachian community near Cincinnati. Prior to that, she taught middle and high school students in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She earned her PhD in educational leadership at Miami University of Ohio and her MEd from Vanderbilt University. She has presented at a number of state and national conferences. Kim currently serves as president of OhioASCD. She has been selected as a 2010 Emerging Leader by ASCD. She was also recognized as a 2001 Atlanta Journal/Constitution Georgia Honor Teacher. Daniel K. Weckstein has served as principal of Oakwood Junior High School since 2007. He served for seven years as assistant principal of Hopewell Junior School in Lakota Local Schools, a very large suburban district near Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to his service in junior high school administration, Dan taught at the junior high level for five years. In addition to having the opportunity to present at multiple national conferences, Dan was honored as an ASCD Scholar at the 2010 ASCD annual conference. He earned his bachelor&'s degree from Indiana University and his master's degree from Xavier University. Dan lives in Oakwood with his wife, Kellie, and their children, Collin and Casey.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Would You Read This Book?; Chapter 2 Foundations of Change: District, School, and Teacher Goals; Chapter 3 Change Agents Are Knowledgeable Leaders: The Value of a Professional Learning Community; Chapter 4 Beckoning: “;Light” Strategies; Chapter 5 Pushing: “;Fire” Strategies; Chapter 6 Assessment, Instruction, Materials, and Technology: Tools to Support Differentiation; Chapter 7 Communicate! Communicate! And Then Communicate Some More!; Chapter 8 Staffing; Chapter 9 Jungle to Greenhouse;