According to Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson, an advocate of differentiated instruction and the creating of heterogeneous classrooms, differentiated instruction define ‘a teacher proactively plan varied approaches to what students need to learn, how they will learn it, and/or how they can express what they have learned in order to increase the likelihood that each student will learn as much as he or she can as efficiently as possible’ (The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the

A research base d approach (Project K-Nect) in North Carolina that has resulted in improvement in Algebra scores. While students are issued smartphones, the text and voice capabilities are modified so students are able to use the phones only text for specific purposes.   They are able to instant-message anyone participating in Project K-Nect, including students at other schools. Some students have created blogs, movies, and graphics. The CSI theme has become popular, with mat

Back to school advice for teachers?  Put your all into the first few days.  Educators often talk of making sure that students get the message about their expectations and discipline during the first few weeks. Be firm; implement consequences.  This is definitely helpful. However, equally important today is to get off to a strong start – to up your game and up the Wow! Factor. That means pulling out all stops so that your students experience some of your best teaching. Give th