Use differentiated instruction to extend students' learning in the block! Block scheduling can follow many different formats, but all are designed to accommodate learner-centered teaching approaches. Gregory and Herndon cover all aspects of differentiated teaching and learning in extended periods of instructional time. Providing in-depth coverage of research and best practices, this book offers: Strategies to help diverse learners succeed within formal or informal block schedules Information on learning styles, multiple intelligences, data-driven and standards-based lesson planning, teaching methods, and curriculum alignment More than 100 planning tools, matrixes, rubrics, templates, and choice boards that can be adapted to multiple block formats