Differentiated Instruction
Education news, analysis, and opinion about techniques and adaptations to instruct students with diverse learning needs in the same classroom
Differentiated Instruction: A Primer
Definitions vary for differentiated instruction, a popular approach for teaching children with a range of academic strengths and interests.
Education
Opinion
How Can Tech Help Teachers Differentiate Instruction?
The new question-of-the-week is: What are ways technology can assist teachers apply differentiated instruction?
Assessment
Opinion
Want to Differentiate Instruction? Use Your Time Wisely
To improve instruction, teachers should work together to figure out smarter ways of using their time, says coach Lisa Westman.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Are the Reading Wars 'Settled Science'?
I certainly hope there's never a rigid, unchanging agreement on the One Best Way to teach people of any age to read. All scholarly disciplines should undergo regular re-assessment, as research reshapes knowledge. There are still classrooms in the United States, after all, where evolution is not settled science.
Education
Opinion
'Stop Hiding Behind the Factory Model of Teaching': Rick Wormeli on Differentiation
Rick Wormeli responds to the question:"What is the best advice you can give to a teacher about differentiating instruction?"
Teaching Profession
Opinion
What Is a 'Quality' Curriculum?
Using a range of materials, and, more important, creating hands-on experiences and interactions with big ideas within a discipline, helps students construct and apply knowledge.
Education
Opinion
Differentiating Instruction for the 21st-Century Classroom
Two teachers share their strategies for maximizing learning for every student in their diverse school communities.
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction
Here are links to all the columns on Differentiating Instruction from the past six years!
Education
Opinion
Student-Driven Differentiation: Putting Student Voice Behind The Wheel
Asking different questions isn't enough if teachers aren't listening to the answers students provide. Here are 3 ways to have authentic differentiation in the classroom.
Special Education
Opinion
Why Differentiation Misses the Mark for Gifted Students
Can gifted students' needs be met through differentiated instruction in a "regular" classroom?
Education
Opinion
Differentiation: Attainable or Somewhere Over the Rainbow?
Saying "data" in conjunction with student learning often feels sterile and uncaring. However, data is much more than just numbers, and you can learn more about it in this blog.
Education
Opinion
Q & A Collections: Differentiating Instruction
All my posts on differentiating instruction from the past five years - in one place!
Teaching
Opinion
Yes, Differentiation Is Hard. So, Let's Get It Right.
Differentiation is a word that makes some teachers shudder, but we know it's important, so let's get it right.
Special Education
Opinion
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners (Video)
Note: This page previously hosted content from the Teaching Channel.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Ability Grouping: Better for Students or Easier for Schools?
I never worked harder in or out of the classroom than I did when preparing and presenting two lessons per class. Yet despite my diligence, ability grouping was ineffective, as reflected in students' actions and words: "You are too bogus Coach G. You know Group A is not that smart and Group B is smart, and you separate us so we look dumb. All of us should be in the same group to help each other out."