Background
Blaz, Deborah was born on April 27, 1951 in St. Charles, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Walter Emmett and Lois Mary Best.
( Bestselling author Deborah Blaz helps you differentiate...)
Bestselling author Deborah Blaz helps you differentiate lessons for your students based on their learning styles, interests, prior knowledge, socialization needs, and comfort zones. This is the only book in print devoted solely to applying the principles and practices of differentiated instruction to the teaching of foreign languages. It provides detailed classroom-tested examples of activities and lessons plans to help you: • prepare and teach “tiered” lessons • differentiate by content • differentiate by process • differentiate by product The rich and diverse activities in this book focus on all aspects of foreign language learning, including: • Vocabulary (vernacular and academic) • Speaking and Listening (question-and-answer activities, simulations, stimulations, etc.) • Prereading, Reading, and Postreading (activities, projects, and strategies, etc.) • Writing (books, blogs, note taking, etc.) Also included is a chapter on differentiated assessment which includes show-what- you-know assessments, tiered assessments, contracts, performance assessments, personalized assessments, partner and group testing, and more.
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secondary school educator writer
Blaz, Deborah was born on April 27, 1951 in St. Charles, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Walter Emmett and Lois Mary Best.
Bachelor, Illinois State, 1973. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1974.
Teacher Fremont High School, Indiana, 1978—1988. Teacher, chairman department Angola High School, since 1989. Instructor Advanced College Placement Program, Indiana University, South Bend, since 2010.
Adjunct Trine University, 2010. Presenter, speaker in field.
( Bestselling author Deborah Blaz helps you differentiate...)
Member of Indiana Association Teachers French (list manager 2006, French Teacher of Year 1987).
Married Michael Blaz, August 4, 1976. Children: Nathaniel, Suzanne.