AVReading Newsletter May -- Differentiation
The factory model of education, which to a large degree still remains prevalent in our classroom practices today, focuses on finding the most efficient means to educate students on a large scale. It’s about looking for that perfect lesson plan or the perfect classroom set-up that will finally work for all students. We spend a great amount of time and energy constructing those fool proof lessons that reach each of our students. Too often, however, those plans fall far short of our hopeful goals. And that is why an adaptive lesson or approach, also known as differentiation, can be very effective. The practice of differentiating our curriculum and lessons is not easy. It’s time consuming, and potentially counter productive. So, for this month’s newsletter, let’s examine some ways that differentiation can be used within our classrooms. Let me begin by defining differentiation a...