REFLECTION

Inquiry-based learning is a complex process where students formulate questions, investigate

to find answers, build new understandings, meanings and knowledge, and then communicate
their learnings to others. Inquiry-based learning is also a complex process where students
formulate questions, investigate to find answers, build new understandings, meanings and
knowledge, and then communicate their learnings to others.
Differentiation is a way of teaching in which teachers proactively modify curriculum,
teaching methods, resources, learning activities, and student products to address the needs of
individual students and/or small groups of students to maximize the learning opportunity for
each student in the classroom. Differentiation is not a strategy but rather a commitment to a
philosophy that will motivate students by meeting them where they are and getting them
where they need to go, whether they are advanced learners, struggling students, or students
from varied backgrounds and cultures. Differentiation is the key to meeting the diverse needs
of the learners that we find in todays classrooms.

In order to successfully differentiate classrooms teachers must first:

recognize the need to differentiate

build a community of learners that respects individual differences and needs

become proficient at identifying and understanding the needs of varied

learners

identify key concepts, skills, and principles to be learned

become proficient at implementing differentiation strategies

learn how to manage a differentiated classroom