In the middle schools where I have taught, differentiated instruction is understood in multiple ways. The veteran educators tend to call it a “new name for the same old things.” Teachers in the middle ...

Teachers and administrators don't always see eye to eye, but a recent report from Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) shows they're aligned on one very important point: differentiation is essential for ...

Luisana González is currently serving dual-language students in Illinois in a 5th grade classroom. She is in her 19th year of teaching and has previously taught K-5 multilingual students in a resource ...

Meeting the diverse learning needs of students has long challenged educators who recognize that each student processes information differently and progresses at their own pace. Technology offers ...

That's why many educators have sought to adopt more inclusive teaching practices, one being differentiated instruction – a broad term that usually refers to a teaching approach where instruction is ...

This post is the first in a seven-part series on differentiation: In her book Different - Escaping the Competitive Herd, Harvard Business School marketing professor Youngme Moon argues that “the ...

As of May 2026, the landscape of AI-assisted lesson planning has shifted from generic content generation to precise, standards-aligned scaffolding. Microsoft's April 2026 rollout of six new 'Teach' ...