Differentiation is a very important tool for educators to use in
their classrooms to help students learn and succeed.
Differentiation is a teacher’s response to learner’s needs and a
recognition that all students learn differently, have differing
backgrounds and varying levels of skills and knowledge. To
differentiate learning means to create different paths for
students to learn and achieve. To differentiate means to
customize learning experiences for each student. Teachers can
differentiate the content or process or product that the student
receives and is expected to do in class. This is all based on
the student’s readiness, interest, and background. The teacher
can use different methods to share content to address the
different learning styles such as visual, auditory, written,
passive, active. Educators can also use different types of
content to support the learners such as using multiple
textbooks, web sites, videos and other resources. They can also
use different types of teaching, assignments and asse