Abstract and Synthesis

Abstract-

   Differentiated Instruction is making learning equal to all students and providing them with the tools to make that happen. It requires meeting the needs of various learning styles in a classroom and still having a handle on the classroom management with students at various levels. Differentiated Instruction is the process of challenging students but in a way that allows them to be engaged in the material. Teachers who use this feel proud because they know that students are learning the content of the material because they are more interested because they were given choices. It's all about having the teacher continue to explain things to students in various ways until they have an accurate understanding and everyone is on the same page, until everyone is equal.

Synthesis-

    All of us focused on how positive differentiation can be and how it really helps engage students in the classroom. Differentiated Instruction is about giving all students a fair and equal chance to achieve. It's all about providing student's with the tools they need to succeed and another essential point that seemed to come up was that autonomy is what makes students more willing to put in the effort and work because they are more engaged and can connect to the material. A teacher can simply just provide a student with a tool they lack and they will be able to achieve as much as the rest of the class. (For instance: the example with the student with poor eye sight and how moving them to the front of the classroom allows them to have all the possibilities the other students have.) Treating students fairly is an essential component to have in the classroom and differentiated instruction allows students to be both treated fairly but "get what they need" even if it is based off their various learning styles.