I think
differentiation is important in a classroom, and all teachers should have practice and experience working with it. A student's success can largely depend on how confident they feel about the subject and material at hand. So while they have the capacity to learn the information, it may not be taught in the way that best suits their
learning style, and then they feel slow and lose confidence. Meanwhile, the kids who are being taught in their learning style are excelling.
I think technology can be really helpful with this problem. It opens different avenues of education for students with websites like
Blackboard and
Study Island.
Not only do websites like the ones mentioned offer different teaching methods, they're a good way to keep your students busy while you give others extra help. Depending on technology too much is dangerous- you need to make sure that your material is mostly focused around your lesson plan and not let the computers do the teaching for you. But as far as differentation goes, they can offer a big helping hand in making sure all of your students are getting the help they need.
