“Important element is deeply understanding our curriculum. Most teachers know what they're going to cover this week or this term. Few of us can specify precisely what students should know, understand, and be able to do as a result of any particular learning experience or set of learning experiences. Without that specificity, alignment between content, assessment, and instruction is weak.” KnowsShouldImportantAbleUnderstandingTermResultsTeacherWeekStudentsParticularElementsWeakInstructionAlignmentAssessmentCurriculumLearning ExperienceSpecificity Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.” NeedsIndividualClassTeacherGroupsTeachingStudentsParticularAttendingSmall GroupsDifferentiation Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill.” PassionInterestStudentsParticularSkillsCuriosityTopicsAffinity Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.” UnderstandingStudentsParticularSkillsRelativeEntryReadiness Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
