DIFFERENTIATION IS

a t e a c h e r s p ro a c t i v e re s p o n s e to
learner needs shaped by mindset

PRINCIPLES OF DIFFERENTIATION

An environment Assessment Instruction Leading

that encourages Quality that informs that responds students and
and supports curriculum teaching and to student managing
learning learning variance routines

TEACHERS CAN DIFFERENTIATE THROUGH...

CONTENT
PROCESS PRODUCT AFFECT/
The information
How students How students ENVIRONMENT
students learn
or ways students take in and make show what they The climate
access the sense of the know, understand, or tone of the
information content and can do classroom

TEACHERS CAN DIFFERENTIATE ACCORDING TO THE STUDENTS...

INTERESTS
READINESS LEARNING
Passions,
A students PROFILE
affinities,
proximity to Preferred
kinships that
specified approaches to
motivate
learning goals learning
learning

Source: From The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners (2nd ed.,
p. 20), by Tomlinson, C.A., 2014, Alexandria, VA: ASCD. 2014 by ASCD. All rights reserved.