Differentiation Strategies

Low-Prep Differentiation Strategies:

There are a number of strategies that require more planning, time, and expertise. Consider the following.
High Prep differentiation strategies:

Please understand that there is no such thing as a perfect teacher, a perfect lesson, a perfect learning activity, or a perfect learner. All teaching strategies must be selected within a certain context where teachers may draw from dozens of information sources to make decisions. A DI approach that expected teachers to know everything and plan for every possible scenario would be unrealistic and undoable. Teachers who differentiate notice certain patterns, or trails, that learners prefer taking along the path of progress to the destination. As teachers learn more about what works for a particular student or group of students, anticipation of needs becomes far more realistic.