Students are becoming more academically and culturally diverse, making it more important than ever to shift away from a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning.
Differentiated instruction is an approach to teaching that encourages planning for and attention to student differences in classrooms. Differentiated instruction shows teachers how to create effective, brain-friendly classrooms for all learners.
HBE’s professional development services are designed to help educators translate the research of Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson into practice and implement strategies that cater to the different ways that students learn.
Workshops and In-School Support Services
Suggested Formats
One-day workshop to overview that explains the principles of differentiation based on educational neuroscience. Participants learn to effectively attend to individual and small group needs while moving the whole class ahead in knowledge, understanding and skill.
Two-day workshop that examines the basic principles of differentiation in light of educational neuroscience research and uses these principles to make curricular, instructional and assessment choices. Participants examine how each of these elements can be designed for maximum student growth and how they work together to increase learning.
Multiple one-day sessions to go deeper with individual session outcomes.
Workshops
develop a framework for thinking about quality differentiation
increase understanding of quality classroom practice regarding learning environment, curriculum, formative assessment, instruction and classroom management
increase competence and confidence in planning for differentiation
create pre- or formative assessments that align with learning goals
apply specific instructional strategies to address student readiness and interest
In-school Coaching Support – Our experts can work alongside teams of educators to develop and refine strategies and practices to cater for the learning needs of all students.
Webinars – A 60–90-minute webinar based on the principles of Differentiated Instruction tailored to group, school or system needs
Keynote – Keynotes can focus on one or more themes from the work of Differentiated Instruction as a springboard to further learning.
Who should attend?
All educators, including (but not limited to) classroom teachers, principals/assistant principals, and instructional coaches.
