Best Practice Teaching Linked with Differentiation By: Dr. Georgann Toop & Dr. Jennifer Scrivner.

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Best Practices (Brandt, 1998)

Differentiation(Tomlinson, 2001)

Students learn best because… what they learn is personally meaningful

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they have different backgrounds and interests; there is no guarantee that they will all find the same things personally meaningful

Students learn best because…

what they learn is challenging and they accept the challenge

We need to attend We need to attend to student to student differences differences because…because…they learn at different rates; a pace, text or task that challenges some will frustrate or bore others


what they learn is appropriate to their developmental level

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…at any time some will think more concretely and some more abstractly, some more dependently and others more independently


they can learn in their own way, have choices, and feel in control

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…it is a sure bet they will not all opt to learn in the same way, make the same choices, or feel in control with the same parameters


they use what they know to construct new knowledge

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they do not all know the same things at the same degree of competency; students will construct knowledge differently


they have opportunities for social interaction

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they will vary in the amount of collaboration they need and the sorts of peers with whom they work best


they get helpful feedback

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…what is helpful feedback for one may not be for another


they acquire and use strategies

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…each one needs to acquire strategies new to that student and use them in ways that are personally helpful


they experience a positive emotional climate

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…classrooms that are quite positive for some are distinctly not so for others


the environment supports the intended learning

We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they will need varied scaffolding to achieve both common and personal goals

Best Practice Teaching Linked with Differentiation By: Dr. Georgann Toop & Dr. Jennifer Scrivner.

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