| Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom
A differentiated classroom is necessarily one in which students do not march lockstep through a curriculum. For that reason, a differentiated classroom generally calls on more student movement, collaboration, and responsibility than may be the case in other classrooms. Teachers who differentiate find it important to: help their students understand the nature and purpose of differentiation, invite students to contribute to developing a classroom designed to help each learner grow as much as possible, and help develop and support classroom guidelines and routines. Teachers in these classrooms also learn to plan for smooth transitions in the classroom, placement of materials for easy student access, managing student conversations so that noise is not a distraction, and to anticipate and answer student (and parent) questions about why sometimes students may work with different assignments, how teachers and students will talk about academic growth in a differentiated classroom, what "fairness" will look like, and how parents will be partners in student success. In this session, we will explore topics like these—including ones suggested by participants based on their experiences and concerns.
Carol is the author of over 300 books, book chapters, articles, and other educational materials including: How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms (3rd Ed.), The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners (2nd Ed.), Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom, (with Jay McTighe) Differentiating Instruction and Understanding by Design, (with Kay Brimijoin and Lane Narvaez) The Differentiated School, (with Marcia Imbeau) Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom, (with David Sousa) Differentiation and the Brain: How Neuroscience Supports the Learner-Friendly Classroom (2nd Ed.), (with Tonya Moon) Assessment in a Differentiated Classroom: A Guide for Student Success, and (with Mike Murphy) Leading for Differentiation: Growing Teachers who Grow kids. Her books on differentiation are available in 14 languages. Carol was named Outstanding Professor at Curry in 2004 and received an All-University Teaching Award in 2008. In 2019, she was ranked #8 in the Education Week Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings of 200 "University-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling," and as the #3 voice in Educational Psychology. She works throughout the United States and internationally with educators who seek to create classrooms that are more effective with academically diverse student populations.
Registration Details Course Code: CAT110322 Topic: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom Presenter: Professor Carol Ann Tomlinson Date: 11 March 2022 Friday Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Singapore Time GMT+8 Mode of Delivery: via Zoom Closing date: 18 February 2022 Friday Workshop Fee: S$60.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same workshop, the discounted fee will be S$50.00 per participant for that particular workshop. Fees are subject to GST. Other Information: Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons. School/Cluster-Based Workshop Registration |
| CAT110322: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom |
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Carol Ann Tomlinson is William Clay Parrish, Jr. Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education where she served as Chair of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy, and Co-Director of the University's Institutes on Academic Diversity. Prior to joining the faculty at UVa, she was a public school teacher for 21 years. During that time, she taught students in high school, preschool, and middle school and also administered programs for struggling and advanced learners. She was Virginia's Teacher of the Year in 1974. Carol is also a member of the Singapore Principals Academy's International Advisory Panel.