During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.
Today鈥檚 theme is on Differentiating Instruction.
You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:
1. Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment
Examples from two educators include giving students the time to take physical breaks as well as pausing academic presentations to give students time to think. Read more.
2. Seven Ways to Support ELLs in Online Content Classes
I offer seven suggestions on how to help English-learners when doing remote teaching, including by providing graphic organizers and models. Read more.
3. 鈥楩air Means Providing What They Need鈥�
This four-part series on 鈥渇air鈥� versus 鈥渆qual鈥� is being wrapped up today with answers from Rick Wormeli, Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., and Sheila Wilson. Read more.
4. 鈥楨quitable Practices Elevate Everyone鈥�
Debbie Silver, Gloria Brown Brooks, Tasha Moyer, Barbara Blackburn, and LaChawn Smith discuss if 鈥渇air鈥� means 鈥渆qual鈥� in the realm of education. Read more.
5. Student Differences Are Not Deficits
Today鈥檚 commentaries on the difference between treating students 鈥渆qually鈥� and 鈥渇airly鈥� come from Kelly Capatosto, Gina Laura Gullo, Cheryl Staats, PJ Caposey, Ashley McCall, Orion Nolan, Jen Schwanke, Marisa Nathan, Carol Bruzzano, Keisha Rembert, and Tatiana Esteban. Read more.
6. 鈥楩air Is Not Equal鈥�
Julia Stearns Cloat, Rocio del Castillo, Holly Spinelli, Sabrina Hope King, Joe Feldman, and Felicia Darling discuss the difference between treating students 鈥渇airly鈥� and 鈥渆qually.鈥� Read more.
7. Everything You Wanted to Know About Differentiation But Were Afraid to Ask
New videos, along with many other resources, on differentiated instruction! Read more.
8. 鈥楾he Best Place to Start鈥� When Teaching ELLs 鈥業s by Getting to Know Your Students鈥�
Judie Haynes, Debbie Zacarian, Eugenia Mora-Flores, Melissa Jackson, Joyce Nutta, and Carine Strebel contribute their ideas on differentiated instruction for English-language learners. Read more.
9. Differentiate for ELLs by 鈥楨stablishing a Welcoming and Safe Classroom鈥�
Sandra C. Figueroa, Becky Corr, Sydney Snyder, Adria Klein, Michael D. Toth, and Barbara Gottschalk share their suggestions on differentiating instruction for ELLs. Read more.
10. Ways to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs
Valentina Gonzalez, Jenny Vo, Tonya Ward Singer, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and N茅lida Rubio discuss ways to differentiate instruction for English-language learners. Read more.
Videos about differentiating instruction:
- Differentiated Instruction: It鈥檚 Not as Hard as You Think
- Differentiated Instruction: A Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners
- Differentiating Instruction: How to Plan Your Lessons
More Q&A posts about differentiating instruction:
- 鈥楨mbracing Technology鈥� as a Tool for Differentiation
- Ways to Use Tech to Differentiate Instruction
- Differentiating Algebra Instruction
- Differentiation Lets Us Reach Our Students 鈥榃here They Are鈥�
- Differentiation Is Important 鈥楤ecause We Teach Students Not Standards鈥�
- 鈥楧ifferentiation Is More Than a Set of Strategies鈥�
- Differentiating Lessons by 鈥楥ontent, Process, or Product鈥�
- Using鈥擭ot Misusing鈥擜bility Groups in the Classroom
- Ability Grouping in Schools鈥擯art Two
- Several Ways to Differentiate Instruction
- More Ways to Differentiate Instruction鈥擯art Two
Explore other thematic posts:
- It Was Another Busy School Year. What Resonated for You?
- How to Best Address Race and Racism in the Classroom
- Schools Just Let Out, But What Are the Best Ways to Begin the Coming Year?
- Classroom Management Starts With Student Engagement
- Teacher Takeaways From the Pandemic: What鈥檚 Worked? What Hasn鈥檛?
- The School Year Has Ended. What Are Some Lessons to Close Out Next Year?
- Student Motivation and Social-Emotional Learning Present Challenges. Here鈥檚 How to Help
- How to Challenge Normative Gender Culture to Support All Students
- What Students Like (and Don鈥檛 Like) About School
- Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher
- How to Make Parent Engagement Meaningful
- Teaching Social Studies Isn鈥檛 for the Faint of Heart
