Differentiating instruction? Let's learn the ropes!

Ever wonder how to handle individual differences within a single class?

In the first of these EdWeek videos, "[v]eteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Synieski offer [a few] quick tips...."

Differentiating Instruction: A Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners

Education Week, 2019.02.06, 2:48

In the second, Larry offers more ideas for differentiating instruction by adjusting content, processes, and products to suit learners' abilities, interests, and needs.

Differentiating Instruction: It’s Not as Hard as You Think

Education Week, 2018.09.11, 4:27

If there are other simple strategies that you enjoy using, please feel free to explain them in brief comments on this post.

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Play space necessary

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"The most powerful learning experiences often happen when children are simply given the space to work things out on their own — to come up with their unique way to occupy [their time]" (Gallup, 2017, p. 1).

Reference

Gallup, Inc. (2017). Time to play: A study on children’s free time: How it is spent, prioritized and valued [PDF]. Available from http://www.gallup.com/reports/214766/gallup-melissa-doug-time-to-play-report-2017.aspx

Why do we teach? — The Learner's Way (Coutts, 2017.02.26)

Why do we teach? — The Learner's Way (Coutts, 2017.02.26):

"We teach because we choose a career path where every day brings a new challenge, every day is different and our creative abilities are required" (¶. 6).

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