Chapter 7

This was by far my favorite chapter!!!! Here are a few quotes I liked...

"All students are highly engaged in learning, and make material contributions to the success if the class by asking questions and participating in discussions, getting actively involved in learning activities, and using feedback in their learning. The teacher ensures the success of every student by creating a high-level learning environment; providing timely, high-quality feedback; and continuously searching for approaches that meet students needs."

"It's really all quite simple. Learning is hard work. People learn better when they feel valued and supported. To value and support learners, we must know them."

"Teaching is more efficient and effective when it matches the learners needs."

"It's really quite simple. Teaching is about building sound lives through the medium of the most worthwhile knowledge, understanding, and skill."

"It's quite simple. Effective teaching is responsive teaching. It begins with creating ties to each child. It begins with taming the fox."

"If we allow ourselves to fall in love with what we do, we will be born countless times, almost always in a form stronger and more fully human than the one that preceded it. Thus it may be that to teach more responsively, more effectively, we ultimately need to accept two challenges. First, we need to cultivate passion for what we do. Second, we need to remove our protective armor and allow our students to shape us, reflecting on and learning from what we see."

I wanted to end with this quote, because it is filled with the passion I want when I become a teacher. I have truly enjoyed reading, Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom, it is filled with stories and strategies that I will use in my future teaching. I want to thank Carol Ann Tomlinson for her words of wisdom.