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.
Teaching
Opinion
Want to Personalize Learning? Computers Aren't the Answer
Keeping five classes of 30 students engaged each day isn’t an easy task. Nina Parrish shares five steps to help.
Teaching
Opinion
Response: Differentiate for ELLs by 'Establishing a Welcoming and Safe Classroom'
Sandra C. Figueroa, Becky Corr, Sydney Snyder, Adria Klein, Michael D. Toth, and Barbara Gottschalk share their suggestions on differentiating instruction for ELLs.
English Learners
Opinion
Ways to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs
Educators discuss ways to differentiate instruction for English Language Learners.
Education
Opinion
How Do You Differentiate Instruction for ELLs?
The new "question-of-the-week" is: How can you best differentiate instruction for an English Language Learner in a "mainstream" class?
Teaching
Opinion
Video: "Differentiating Instruction: It's Not as Hard as You Think"
Check out our new animated video: "Differentiating Instruction: It's Not as Hard as You Think"
Teaching
Differentiating Instruction: It's Not as Hard as You Think (Video)
In this video, teacher and author Larry Ferlazzo explains that differentiation is not about long nights of planning and grading, but about being flexible and making decisions in the moment based on what students need.
Teaching
Video
Differentiating Instruction: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
Larry Ferlazzo offers low-lift strategies for making activities accessible for students with all types of gifts and challenges.
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction
All posts from the past seven years on Differentiating Instruction - in one place
Education
Opinion
Self-Pacing: The Key to Differentiating Effectively for All Learners
By restructuring our classrooms to transfer ownership from the teacher to the learner, we discovered that the most effective method to differentiate was clear: self-pacing.
Teaching
Opinion
Response: 'Embracing Technology' as a Tool for Differentiation
Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Becky Shiring, Katie Robinson, Dr. Sonny Magana and Dr. Monica Burns contribute their suggestions on using tech to differentiate instruction.
Teaching
Opinion
Response: Ways to Use Tech to Differentiate Instruction
Anne Jenks, Ge-Anne Bolhuis, Dr. Nancy Sulla, Sarah Shartzer, Daniel L. Schwartz, Jessia M. Tsang, and Kristen P. Blair share their suggestions on using technology to differentiate instruction.
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.
