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Differentiated Instruction Doesn鈥檛 Need to Be a Heavy Lift

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 July 22, 2022 3 min read
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.

Today鈥檚 theme is on Differentiating Instruction.

You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:

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1. Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment

Examples from two 糖心动漫vlog include giving students the time to take physical breaks as well as pausing academic presentations to give students time to think. Read more.

2. Seven Ways to Support ELLs in Online Content Classes

I offer seven suggestions on how to help English-learners when doing remote teaching, including by providing graphic organizers and models. Read more.

3. 鈥楩air Means Providing What They Need鈥

This four-part series on 鈥渇air鈥 versus 鈥渆qual鈥 is being wrapped up today with answers from Rick Wormeli, Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., and Sheila Wilson. Read more.

4. 鈥楨quitable Practices Elevate Everyone鈥

Debbie Silver, Gloria Brown Brooks, Tasha Moyer, Barbara Blackburn, and LaChawn Smith discuss if 鈥渇air鈥 means 鈥渆qual鈥 in the realm of education. Read more.

5. Student Differences Are Not Deficits

Today鈥檚 commentaries on the difference between treating students 鈥渆qually鈥 and 鈥渇airly鈥 come from Kelly Capatosto, Gina Laura Gullo, Cheryl Staats, PJ Caposey, Ashley McCall, Orion Nolan, Jen Schwanke, Marisa Nathan, Carol Bruzzano, Keisha Rembert, and Tatiana Esteban. Read more.

6. 鈥楩air Is Not Equal鈥

Julia Stearns Cloat, Rocio del Castillo, Holly Spinelli, Sabrina Hope King, Joe Feldman, and Felicia Darling discuss the difference between treating students 鈥渇airly鈥 and 鈥渆qually.鈥 Read more.

7. Everything You Wanted to Know About Differentiation But Were Afraid to Ask

New videos, along with many other resources, on differentiated instruction! Read more.

8. 鈥楾he Best Place to Start鈥 When Teaching ELLs 鈥業s by Getting to Know Your Students鈥

Judie Haynes, Debbie Zacarian, Eugenia Mora-Flores, Melissa Jackson, Joyce Nutta, and Carine Strebel contribute their ideas on differentiated instruction for English-language learners. Read more.

9. Differentiate for ELLs by 鈥楨stablishing a Welcoming and Safe Classroom鈥

Sandra C. Figueroa, Becky Corr, Sydney Snyder, Adria Klein, Michael D. Toth, and Barbara Gottschalk share their suggestions on differentiating instruction for ELLs. Read more.

10. Ways to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs

Valentina Gonzalez, Jenny Vo, Tonya Ward Singer, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and N茅lida Rubio discuss ways to differentiate instruction for English-language learners. Read more.

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The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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