“Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.” – Carol Ann Tomlinson

Differentiation is the practice of learning the interests and needs of each student and then implementing strategies that help a student engage with the curriculum in a way that is authentic and provides a path for learning. There are several differentiation strategies that teachers use everyday. For this reason, facilitation of such strategies may look different across classes due to the unique needs of each student. Many of the strategies revolve around providing opportunity for choice in product or response, facilitating open-ended discussion, moving quickly from understanding to analysis or application, and utilizing flexible grouping during learning stations or workshop lessons.

So that you can see the specific differentiation strategies being utilized in your child(ren)’s classes, I will post a Differentiation Report for each quarter. Please see the links below to access each report.