As educators, we all agree that it is vital we give students the tools they need to succeed in our classrooms and in life after high school. One of the ways we ensure they succeed is by meeting their different and varied needs as learners. By intentionally providing this element of student focused instruction, teachers add differentiation to their lessons.
This section of our website will delve deeper into creating an environment where differentiation can thrive, provide concrete takeaways you can being utilizing in your lesson plans, and discuss the ways in which cyber teachers can effectively adapt proven brick and mortar techniques for our online classrooms. |
Class Culture for Differentiation"A positive climate is one of the greatest gifts a teacher can give his or her students, and in a way, this opportunity we have to change students' lives is a gift for us, too."
~E.Jensen |
Differentiation of Process"Differentiation is a way to teach smarter, not harder; to feel liberated, not burdened." ~R.Wormeli
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Differentiation of Product"This is the major component of differentiation: the mind-set. Everything else is craft." ~R.Wormeli
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