The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) a respected, membership-based nonprofit organization founded in 1943 defiines differentiated instruction on their website as: “an approach to teaching in which educators actively plan for students’ differences so that all students can best learn.” (2018) Differentiated instruction is an method of teaching, it is not a program,…
Needs-Based Differentiation
Differentiation isn’t easy! Teachers often spend valuable non-school hours attempting to come up with strategies that will meet the needs of all students. This is truly not a profession for the faint of heart! Thankfully, Really Good Teachers from across the country have shared some of their best tips and tricks for differentiation with us…
Teaching Students with Disabilities
As classroom teachers, one of the biggest challenges is accommodating the needs of every student. In a class of thirty students, knowing how to help each child can be an overwhelming responsibility. Two teachers from New Jersey share with us how they alter tiny things in their lessons to make a big impact and how…