Differentiating Instruction with Menus

 Menus are a way to give students choices about how they exhibit their learning. The first part of her new book Differentiating Instruction with Menus, Laurie Westphal discusses the importance of giving student choices, how to use menus, guidelines for student products, and rubrics. In part two of the book the author provides menus covering different historical periods. Each era is the subject of a separate chapter. Chapters address the new world, building a new nation, the Civil War, growth of the United States, and the Cold War to the present. Each chapter includes four to eight menus. With the instructions in part one of the book and the many samples in part two, teachers can create their own menus. The menus in this volume are created for high school students. They could be adapted, however, for college students. This is a useful resource for teachers seeking creative ways to assess student learning.