I think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
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… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
[Students] often have a "We can figure this out - don't just tell us" attitude. In that way, they can be less… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We're teaching a generation of students who've been schooled to produce quick, right answers on demand. They are not comfortable with ambiguity.… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I have find that today's students are often more tolerant of human variance than students in earlier generations might have been. On… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We need to develop a robust set of tools - strategies and routines - that help us address student variance. It's easy… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Until a teacher learns to use elements like time, space, materials, groupings, and so forth flexibly, it's incredibly difficult to teach students… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We need teacher educators who regularly spend a great deal of time in classrooms so they have a deep understanding of where… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Differentiated Instruction is a teaching philosophy based on the premise that teachers should adapt instruction to student differences. Rather than marching students… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
The central job of schools is to maximize the capacity of each students. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
On some level students are essentially the same. They are people with fears and dreams. They laugh and cry over many of… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Important element is deeply understanding our curriculum. Most teachers know what they're going to cover this week or this term. Few of… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
[Students] are also accustomed to having quick access to information. The idea of "storing" data in their heads can seem pointless. I… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take the risk of learning. We've known for a long time that when students… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
[Students] are exposed to many things the majority of their teachers didn't encounter until much later in their growing up years. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We have students at the university say on a regular basis, "You're asking us to think and no one has ever done… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We need teacher educators who are hungry to learn about and implement contemporary approaches to teaching and learning in their own classrooms… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We need to understand where are students are at any point during a unit - in other words, what each student actually… — 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 Image
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 Image
It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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