Carol Ann Tomlinson quotes

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.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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Differentiated Instruction is a teaching philosophy based on the premise that teachers should adapt instruction to student differences. Rather than marching students through the curriculum lockstep, teachers should modify their instruction to meet students' varying readiness levels, learning preferences, and interests. Therefore, the teacher proactively plans a variety of ways to 'get it' and express learning.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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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.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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When challenge and skills are in balance the activity is its own reward
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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Assessment is today's means of modifying tomorrow's instruction.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

#Teacher #Jobs #Explicit

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.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

#Skills #Understanding #Students

Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

#Passion #Skills #Curiosity

Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

#Teaching #Learning #Today

A gifted teacher has an unfailing eye for magical classrooms & loses sleep over anything less than the highest quality.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them.
-- Carol Ann Tomlinson

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