Prompt #10: Do you differentiate instruction? Why? Why not? What is the importance of differentiating instruction? What impact does it have on student learning?

Yes, I differentiate instruction. The simple reason is that some students struggle with basic tools to gather information, be that reading comprehension, or verbal communication. For this students a simplified and lowered tempo assignment and lesson is best. On the other side, some students grasp the material extremely well and need to be challenged or they will act out from boredom. Same for the students that does not see differentiation occur and struggles, that student may act out in frustration.

The impact on student learning is apparent in the level of work given to the student and the outcome. A student that still tries and grasps material is still actively participating in the material and is likelier to understand it, while the student that is comfortable with the fundamentals is learning to better master that concept\skill\technique. Both of these hoped scenarios will most likely result in a higher student evaluation for that differentiated lesson than if they were not.