DIFFERENTIATION: A Strategic Response to Student Needs.

The article discusses the decision of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia to adopt differentiation, an educational strategy designed to provide students with individualized instruction and assessment. It addresses the inclusion of differentiation to the teacher evaluat...

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Publicado en:Education Digest Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 31 - 37
Autor principal: HEDRICK, KELLY A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Prakken Publications Dec2012
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Sumario:The article discusses the decision of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia to adopt differentiation, an educational strategy designed to provide students with individualized instruction and assessment. It addresses the inclusion of differentiation to the teacher evaluation rubric. It explores issues including the development of a standardized core curriculum for all students, the establishment of a rich curriculum that would benefit all learners, and the efforts of teachers to create a variety of instructional models and strategies for educational content.