Differentiated+Instruction

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 * Differentiated instruction is "responsive teaching" as opposed to "one-size-fits-all" teaching
 * Classroom setting employing differentiated instruction should become a community of learners and is characterized by:
 * Complex, challenging learning environments and authentic tasks
 * Social negotiation and shared responsibility as a part of learning
 * Multiple representations of content
 * Understanding that knowledge is constructed
 * Student-centered instruction.
 * Differentiation stems from beliefs about differences among learners, how they learn, learning preferences and individual interests (Anderson, 2007)
 * It's an approach to teaching that includes planning out and executing various approaches to content, process, and product.
 * Differentiated instruction is used to meet the needs of student differences in readiness, interests, and learning needs.

A definition of Differentiated Instruction given by cast.org is this,

**Definition**
To differentiate instruction is to recognize students varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning, interests, and to react responsively. Differentiated instruction is a process to approach teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class. The intent of differentiating instruction is to maximize each student’s growth and individual success by meeting each student where he or she is, and assisting in the learning process.