Middle school teachers can follow a straightforward method that facilitates customization of support for students.

Q: What do “alternative assessments” mean? When we want to know what students know, we give them a test or a quiz. However, these forms of testing don’t always reflect the application of the skills ...

Differentiated Instruction (DI) is an educational strategy that tailors teaching methods, content and assessment to meet the diverse learning needs, interests and abilities of individual students.

In the middle schools where I have taught, differentiated instruction is understood in multiple ways. The veteran educators tend to call it a “new name for the same old things.” Teachers in the middle ...

We know that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t really work. Adriana Plata-Marroquin and Leticia Castaño offer tips on implementing differentiated instruction Working with students is challenging.

Editor’s note: This Commentary by James R. Delisle provoked an avalanche of reader comments. Because of the extraordinary level of interest in the essay, Education Week published a response by one of ...

Adding to the definition of personalized learning To augment the discussion, I’d like to point to the U.S. Department of Education’s definition of personalized learning: Personalized learning refers ...