Until a teacher learns to use elements like time, space, materials, groupings, and so forth flexibly, it's incredibly difficult to teach students as they need to be taught. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
As educators we need to understand that there is no finish line in our work. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
I think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals is equivalent… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
We aren't quite sure what we're trying to differentiate, and therefore can't quite see how to do it other than giving some students more… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust is established… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
[Students] often have a "We can figure this out - don't just tell us" attitude. In that way, they can be less patient with… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
The best educators I have met never stop asking questions. Some of them have taught for forty years and continue to be energized by… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
We're teaching a generation of students who've been schooled to produce quick, right answers on demand. They are not comfortable with ambiguity. The implications… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
I have find that today's students are often more tolerant of human variance than students in earlier generations might have been. On the other… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
Teachers craft classrooms that are good matches for their teaching styles as well as for learner needs. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
We need to develop a robust set of tools - strategies and routines - that help us address student variance. It's easy to come… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
