Fulfilling the Promise, p 120-162

This chunk of the book is full of great resources.  Of course I won't have time, nor would you want to read what I think concerning each and every one, so I will choose some of the aspects that I found interesting or useful and share those instead.  

On page 136 it discusses the idea of tiering.  It describes exactly what it is.  I like the idea of tiering it is going to be of huge importance as I implement differentiation into my classroom. I know for field and student teaching I am assigned to come up with specific lesson plans that implement differentiation.  One of the most productive ways of doing this is through tiering student learning.  Along with page the basic description of tiering pages, 138-140 give a few examples of tiered lessons.  

On page 141 it talked about complex instruction.  This is a second way of implementing differentiation into the classroom learning environment. The focus of complex instruction is to focus on the focus on and utilize the skills of individual students.  It allows them to work in group setting where their specific skills are not only utilized, but also needed.  Of course I also enjoyed the examples of complex instruction that were given in the following pages.  

It is always nice to have extra resources available in my toolbox.  I really like the fact that these "extras" are directly related to differentiation.  It is kinda neat too, because the textbook for our English as a 2nd Language class repeats some of the ideas that were given in the back of the Fulfilling the Promise text.  Good stuff!