Differentiated Instruction

Differentiation is the practice of providing more individualized instruction and assignments based on students’ learning styles, abilities, interests, etc. This video gives some great examples of ways to incorporate differentiated instruction in the classroom. There are some good ideas provided about how to immediately input differentiation into the class. The video also explains why differentiation is so important. Students learn best when they are challenged slightly above their comfort level. Differentiated instruction allows for students to actively participate in their learning and feel like they are an important part of the class. Your classroom will be filled with students of different abilities and learning styles, so learning ways to reach every student is a necessary part of becoming an effective teacher. I hope to run my classroom someday with differentiated instruction in mind. I hope to find ways to arrange my teaching to accommodate for different assignments that will engage every student and therefore allow for them to be successful.