In a time when teachers feel prohibited from writing their own lessons, many are limited by what their textbooks offer. So what, exactly, do textbooks offer in terms of differentiation for gifted learners?
All AboutDifferentiation Gone Wrong
Boy do textbooks like to use the word “differentiation,” but it’s almost like they don’t know what it means!
Differentiation Anti-Patterns
There’s lots of faux-differentiation out there. In this article, I catalog a few anti-patterns: tactics that look like differentiation, but are actually quite the opposite.
Choice Isn’t Differentiation
Offering students choice looks like differentiation (since they are doing something different), but I just don’t think it cuts the mustard. Here’s why…
Rethinking Extension Menus
I used to create extension menus, thinking they were an essential tool for differentiation. Overtime, I’ve changed my thinking. Here’s why.
