Leading for Differentiation

Growing Teachers who Grow kids

 Recently I read a book about Leading for Differentiation  by
Carol Anne Tomlinson & Michael Murphey.

 Four traits of classroom teaching

Student- centred, because to help each learner grow, 
it is imperative to know where that learner is in a 
progression from novice to competent to expert.

Knowledge- centred, so that teachers and students

 invest in important learning goals that help learners

 make connections among ideas, see relationships 

among the various aspects of what they learn, 

and become able to apply and transfer what 

they learn to contexts beyond the immediate lesson

 and beyond the classroom.

Assessment- centred, because of effective use of 

formative assessment helps teacher and students

 better understand the student's learning journey 

and know how to construct the next steps in 

that journey.

Community-centred, because it is important 

for students to have support as they grapple 

with challenge and because working in a

 community (rather than in isolation) inevitably

 models varied pathways to learning.

I found this book very useful to differentiate effectively.