Differentiated Instruction
"Expert teachers are attentive to students’ varied learning needs, to differentiate instruction then is to become a more competent, creative, and professional educator.”
- Carol Ann Tomlinson author of How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
Classrooms include students with a wide range of abilities; academic, social, and behavioral. Every student has different needs, and those needs change throughout the year. As a teacher I have always strived and continue to strive to reach every learner in my classroom. I continue to collect and analyze data to drive my instruction and differentiate my lessons and classroom in order to meet the needs of all the students in my classroom.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson author of How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
Classrooms include students with a wide range of abilities; academic, social, and behavioral. Every student has different needs, and those needs change throughout the year. As a teacher I have always strived and continue to strive to reach every learner in my classroom. I continue to collect and analyze data to drive my instruction and differentiate my lessons and classroom in order to meet the needs of all the students in my classroom.
The following links are examples of how I have used differentiation and interventions in my classroom.
Differentiated Reading Centers
Guided Math Groups (Weekly Lesson Overview)
Tier 1 Classroom Intervention Log
Differentiation is:
Appealing to multiple learning styles Providing real world connections Allowing students to explore curriculum in a variety of ways Accommodating to diverse academic needs of students Proactive Rooted in assessment Provides multiple approaches to content, processes, and product Student centered |
Differentiation is not:
Grading harder Giving more work Giving extra work A set of tools Chaotic |