Differentiated Instruction

Build lessons, develop teaching materials, and vary your approach so that all students, regardless of where they are starting from, can learn content effectively, according to their needs.

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  • Podcast: Smart Strategies to Improve Your Scaffolding

    Evidence-backed tips to support students as they learn new or complex material—from a UCLA instructor and former high school teacher.

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  • The Benefits of Using Choice Boards in Math

    How math choice boards can enable new elementary teachers to meet the needs of their individual learners while employing mathematical rigor.
    Tara Koehler, John Sammon

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  • How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up

    Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.
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    Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?

    Though remote learning during the pandemic has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?
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    6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students

    Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.
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  • How to Scaffold Learning and Maintain Rigor

    A myriad of tools and strategies that support learning and student agency are also essential to maintaining rigor.
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  • How to Use Hexagonal Thinking in Any Content Area

    This engaging activity supports students in organizing their thoughts in a multidimensional way, helping to cement their understanding.
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  • 5 Scaffolding Strategies to Bolster Student Learning

    When teachers break up instruction into manageable chunks and provide support structures, it makes learning more accessible for all students.
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  • 3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do

    Every teacher already has the tools to differentiate in powerful ways for all learners.
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  • Station Rotation: Differentiating Instruction to Reach All Students

    Rotation stations allow students to learn in a range of modalities, while making differentiation manageable for one teacher.
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  • How to Reduce the Cognitive Load on Students During Lessons

    A look at ways teachers can refine their practices to help ensure that students absorb and process information so they can retrieve it later.
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  • Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades

    Five ways teachers can celebrate and extend the linguistic expertise of young students who speak two or more languages.
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    Teaching a Class With Big Ability Differences

    Techniques for meeting the needs of students with diverse abilities and interests.
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  • Strategies for Improving Small Group Instruction

    Tips for giving direct instruction to small groups, whether students are in the classroom or learning at home.
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  • Elevating Tier 1 Instruction With Differentiated Small Groups

    Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted approach from the outset.
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