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Differentiation is the practice of offering students appropriate learning opportunities. That means, they can work at the level most likely to result in actual progress.
For gifted students, it’s not more work (what I call “moreferentiation”). Rather, it’s appropriate work that creates growth, curiosity, or depth of thinking.
Differentiation is not creating 30 different lesson plans. These articles share many, many ideas for how to differentiate in the real world.
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15 Ways to Help Gifted Kids Thrive in School
15 ways to help gifted kids thrive in school with ideas that work for lots of kids, so everyone will find ideas they can apply right away.
Latest Differentiation Posts
Explaining Differentiation to Parents: The Letter Home
Explaining differentiation to parents can be tricky. As a society, we value fairness above almost all things, and a differentiated classroom can look unfair from
The Problem with Reading Logs: Reader Q & A
There is a problem with reading logs that students are expected to keep for school. There is more than one problem, actually, but I’m focusing
Differentiation Gone Wrong: A Worksheet Nightmare
Differentiation Gone Wrong: I’m a big believer in differentiation. I mean huge. I often explore the internet looking for good examples of differentiation. And sometimes,
Differentiation on Demand: High School Biology
In this episode, I take a real, live high school biology lesson and suggest ways in which I’d approach differentiating it for high level learners.
What Teachers Need Parents to Know about Differentiation
There are a number of things that teachers need parents to know about differentiation. In fact, I’ve got a list for you. Where did the
Differentiation Intervention: A Case Study
I received an email about a differentiation issue, and decided it was worth doing an entire case study on the problem this parent is facing.
Differentiate the Environment with Magazines
Teachers can differentiate the classroom environment with magazines, and it’s very easy! If you’ve been put off of the idea of differentiation because it seems
Differentiating for Rigor in the ELA Classroom
Differentiating a challenging course can confuse even experienced educators. How do we add rigor to something already rigorous? It can feel like gilding the lily.
Differentiation Class Poster – Free Download
Differentiated instruction is the key to appropriately serving all students, and it’s essential to explain the ways that will manifest itself in the classroom. We
Tiering and Compacting: You CAN do it!
Tiering and compacting as differentiation strategies are underused because they’re intimidating. They needn’t be! This is an introduction to them that I think may help
Shape-Up Differentiation for Tasks or Chores
This free printable can help you infuse a little choice into school or home tasks. Simply download the free PowerPoint printable, and edit it to
