Differentiation and the Brain
How Neuroscience Supports the
Learner-Friendly Classroom
ByDavidA.SousaandCarolAnnTomlinson
Examinethebasicprinciplesofdifferentiationinlightofwhat
currentresearchoneducationalneurosciencehasrevealed.
Thisresearchpooloffersinformationandinsightsthatcanhelp
educatorsdecidewhethercertaincurricular,instructional,and
assessmentchoicesarelikelytobemoreeffectivethanothers.
Theauthorsoffersuggestionsonhowtoestablishandmanage
differentiatedclassroomswithoutimposingadditionalheavy
burdensonteachers.Learnhowtoimplementdifferentiation
properlytoemphasizesharedresponsibilitybetweenteacher
andstudent,becausethebrainthatdoestheworkisthebrain
thatlearns!
Thisbookfollowsapracticaleight-chapterformatwithrelatable
chaptervignettes.Itisauniqueresourceondifferentiation
becauseitcombinestwoimperatives:
1. Researchisrevealingsomuchabouthowthebrainlearns
thateducatorscannolongerignoretheimplicationsof
thesediscoveriesforeducationalpractice.
2. Teachersneedtofindwaystousethisbrainresearchto
developstrategiesthatwillallowstudentstosucceedin
classroomsthatcontainadiversemixofabilities,cultures,
andlanguages.
Benefits
• Discoverwaystobettermeettheneedsofincreasingly
diversestudents.
• Learnmoreabouthowthebrainlearnsandabout
approachestodifferentiation.
• Understandthesciencebehindteachingthebestcontent
inthebestpossibleway.
• Designandimplementstrategiesforeffective
differentiatedteaching.
• Createapositiveandproductivelearningenvironment.
Chapters
1 TheNonnegotiablesofEffectiveDifferentiation
2 Mindset,LearningEnvironment,and
Differentiation
3 CurriculumandDifferentiation
4 ClassroomAssessmentandDifferentiation
5 DifferentiatinginResponsetoStudentReadiness
6 DifferentiatinginResponsetoStudentInterest
7 DifferentiatinginResponsetoStudent
LearningProfiles
David A. Sousa,EdD, isan
internationalconsultantin
educationalneuroscienceandauthor
ofseveralbooksthatsuggestways
educatorsandparentscantranslate
currentbrainresearchintostrategies
forimprovinglearning.Amemberofthe
CognitiveNeuroscienceSociety,hehasconducted
workshopsinhundredsofschooldistrictson
brainresearch,instructionalskills,andscience
educationatthepre-K–12anduniversitylevels.
Hehasmadepresentationstomorethan100,000
educatorsatnationalconventionsofeducation
organizationsandtoregionalandlocalschool
districtsacrosstheUnitedStates,Canada,Europe,
Australia,NewZealand,andAsia.
Carol Ann Tomlinson,EdD,isafaculty
memberattheUniversityofVirginia’s
CurrySchoolofEducation.Sheisthe
WilliamClayParrish,Jr.professor
andchairofeducationalleadership,
foundations,andpolicy.Dr.Tomlinson
codirectstheuniversity’sInstitutesonAcademic
Diversity.Shewasnamedoutstandingprofessorin
theCurrySchoolofEducationin2004andreceived
anAllUniversityTeachingAwardin2008.Asa
consultant,trainer,andpresenter,Dr.Tomlinson
workswithteachersthroughouttheUnited
Statesandabroadtodevelopmoreresponsive,
heterogeneousclassrooms.Hereducationexperience
includes21yearsasapublicschoolteacherand12
yearsasaprogramadministratorofspecialservices
forstrugglingandadvancedlearners.
8 ManagingaDifferentiatedClassroom
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