Data Driven Differentiation in the Standards-Based Classroom

About Gayle H. GregoryLinda M. Kuzmich

Gayle H. Gregory is first and foremost a teacher having experienced teaching and learning in elementary middle and secondary schools community colleges and universities. She has had extensive district-wide experience as a curriculum consultant and staff development coordinator. Gayle was principal/course director at York University for the Faculty of Education teaching in the teacher education program. Her areas of expertise include brain-compatible learning differentiated instructional and assessment strategies block scheduling emotional intelligence student motivation RTI Tier One collaborative learning common core renewal of secondary schools enhancing teacher quality coaching and mentoring managing change and building professional learning communities. She also a trainer for Visible Learning Plus with Corwin. She is an author of numerous books related to educational neuroscience and differentiated instruction assessment and curriculum including the following titles:  Data Driven Differentiation in the Standards-Based Classroom Second Edition (2014 with Lin Kuzmich)  Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesnt Fit All Third Edition (2013 with Carolyn Chapman)  Differentiated Instructional Strategies Professional Learning Guide: One Size Doesnt Fit All Third Edition (2013)  Differentiated Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners Grades K6 and Differentiated Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners Grades 712 (2011 with Amy Burkman)  Differentiated Instructional Strategies for the Block Schedule (2010 with Lynne E. Herndon)  Student Teams That Get Results: Teaching Tools for the Differentiated Classroom (2009 with Lin Kuzmich)  Teacher Teams That Get Results: 61 Strategies for Sustaining and Renewing Professional Learning Communities (2009 with Lin Kuzmich)  Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Science Grades K8 (2009 with Elizabeth Hammerman)  Differentiating Instruction With Style: Aligning Teacher and Learner Intelligences for Maximum Achievement (2005)  The Activities for Differentiated Classroom series (2007 with Carolyn Chapman) She is affiliated with organizations such as ASCD and Learning Forward. Her ASCD publication is The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention engagement and Perseverance (2015 with Martha Kaufeldt). Gayle consults internationally with teachers administrators and staff developers. She and her family of two daughters and two granddaughters all reside in Burlington Ontario. Gayle is committed to lifelong learning and professional growth for herself and others. She may be contacted at gregorygayle@netscape.net www.gaylehgregory.com and @gaylegregory6.   Lin Kuzmich of KCS Inc. is an educational consultant professor and author from Loveland CO. She served the Thompson School District in several roles as the assistant superintendent executive director of secondary and elementary instruction director of professional development and a building principal. Her school was named a 2000 winner of the John R. Irwin Award for Academic Excellence and Improvement. In addition for the past decade she has been involved in staff development through several universities and the Tointon Institute for Educational Change. Kuzmich is an adjunct professor at both Colorado State University and University of Northern Colorado. She is a senior consultant for the International Center for Leadership in Education has provided training and consulting to school districts around the country and has presented at numerous national conferences.