How does knowing and respecting students as individuals affect instructional planning and assessment?

1. How does knowing and respecting students as individuals affect instructional planning and assessment? How can you get to know students, the communities they are a part of, and their individual strengths and needs, to plan effective instruction and assessment? How will you create an inclusive classroom in your future professional practice, so every student can succeed?

2. Differentiation is not just for one specific population. Differentiation is meant to meet the diverse needs of all students.

Considering this information, how does differentiation benefit the needs of all students? Explain how you would differentiate for students during instruction to support individual students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation.