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How Differentiated Instruction Can Help You Reach Every Student in Class

Waterford

Research around differentiated instruction confirms this is true. If you can adapt your instruction to reflect your students’ needs and learning preferences, you can make class time more effective and help students become more engaged. What is Differentiated Instruction? Sounds familiar?

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Learning Styles: Fact or Fiction? What This Decades-Old Theory Can Teach Us

Waterford

Measuring learning styles often involves an assessment such as this one from the Georgia Department of Education. Instead of planning activities based on learning styles, teachers may want to opt for a different, but better researched technique: differentiated instruction. How would you discover a student’s learning style?

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

These activities deemphasize direct instruction and can include discussion questions and group exercises, as well as problem-posing and -solving sessions, to get the concepts across in a meaningful and memorable way. Feedback is valuable when it is received, understood and acted on (Nicol, 2010). & Cocking, R.

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“Common Assessments” vs “Common Understandings”

The Principal of Change

In a recent discussion, I was asked about “common assessments” in a classroom. The thought here is that no matter what classroom you were in, the assessments would look the same. If I ask students to show that they understand the same objective, does the way we assess truly have to be the same?

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2010) describe UDL as “a framework that helps teachers match research-based instructional methods with students’ specific strengths and challenges” (p. Evans et al (2010) noted that each of these principles is aligned with a particulalr brain functionality or network. Expanding on this, Evans et al. As Evans et al.

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Renaissance Offers Unlimited, Free Access to More Than 6,500 Digital Books and News Articles

eSchool News

As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. For more information, visit www.renaissance.com/literacy-engagement-center/. Evans, M.,

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Teachers: Don’t Feel Guilty About What You Can’t Do. The System Needs to Change.

Edsurge

I stepped out of the classroom in 2010 to work on education systems change at the state and national level, learning from creative public educators across the country. What if I could differentiate instruction in more effective ways than providing extra worksheets to advanced students or offering after-school tutoring for those who struggled?

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