“Teachers craft classrooms that are good matches for their teaching styles as well as for learner needs.” NeedsWellsTeacherTeachingStyleCraftsClassroomLearners Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust is established or diminished in the classroom and very good educators understand that they are fallible. Despite their best efforts, they will not always do the best for each student.” KnowsEffortFieldsStudentsImpactVery GoodDespiteLastingClassroomDo The BestEducatorBest EffortLasting Impact Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take the risk of learning. We've known for a long time that when students lack a sense of safety or of belonging or of contribution, learning takes second place to meeting those needs.” NeedsLongKnownEnvironmentRiskStudentsCreatingLong TimeSafetyMeetingsContributionBelongingClassroomSecond PlaceEncourage Students Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines and contributing to their success once the teacher is comfortable guiding students in that direction.” KnowsImportantAgeKnow HowTeacherStudentsComfortableCapableManageClassroomFlexibilityContributing Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“We need teacher educators who regularly spend a great deal of time in classrooms so they have a deep understanding of where they students will teach.” NeedsUnderstandingDealsTeachTeacherStudentsClassroomEducatorDeep Understanding Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“We need teacher educators who are hungry to learn about and implement contemporary approaches to teaching and learning in their own classrooms and who are reflective about their work with their students.” NeedsTeacherTeachingStudentsApproachHungryContemporaryClassroomEducatorTeaching And Learning Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“A gifted teacher has an unfailing eye for magical classrooms & loses sleep over anything less than the highest quality.” EyeLosesSleepQualityTeacherTeachingHighestClassroomGifted Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide.” TeacherFrontsStudentsGuidesClassroomCurriculum Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every hour of teaching, every day in the classroom can reveal one more way to make the classroom a better match for its learners.” WayDoeHoursTeacherTeachingInstructionClassroomLearnersDifferentiate Book:How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, 2nd Edition Source: How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, 2nd Edition
“Differentiation is classroom practice that looks eyeball to eyeball with the reality that kids differ, and the most effective teachers do whatever it takes to hook the whole range of kids on learning.” LooksWholeRealityKidsPracticeTeacherRangeClassroomHookWhatever It TakesEyeballsDifferentiationEffective Teacher Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
