There is simply no way to adequately serve the gifted population
without differentiated learning tracks that assess and address the individual abilities and needs of the student.
Not exact matches
The assumptions that gifted students can just
learn independently in a mixed ability classroom are to a certain extent true, but they certainly do not thrive or grow as they should
without differentiated curriculum and teaching.
The real challenge lies in how to
differentiate curriculum and
learning activities
without increasing and perpetuating an achievement gap between able and less - able students.
Differentiating work this way not only means that students
learn in a way that suits them, but also means they can do so
without worrying about falling behind others who are working on a separate, but related activity.
An easy way to
differentiate learning without the students even knowing it is to have the students play the game, «Memory.»
Without quality assessment practices that produce accurate data, we can't determine the strengths and needs of our students or how to
differentiate in their
learning; which schools are performing well and which need assistance; and what programs and
GATE and accelerated classes Blended
Learning Differentiated Instruction Flipped Classrooms (with or
without a video component) English Language Learners Individualized
Learning Special Ed Students (the unique Student Lesson Sheet layout lets you fold the page into quarters for students who work best with fewer problems per page)... ALL Students benefit!
Further, differentiation expert Carol Ann Tomlinson states that ``... teachers who
differentiate provide specific alternatives for individuals to
learn as deeply as possible and as quickly as possible,
without assuming one student's road map for
learning is identical to anyone else's.»
It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still
differentiate between a time for
learning and a time for play
without seeing the vital connection between them.
As this model demonstrates, students don't
learn in a straight line, and
without support, teachers can't hope to
differentiate instruction for every student.
What
differentiates successfully married couples is that they have
learned to talk about these commonly recurring issues
without repeatedly reigniting the hurt - blame cycle.