Differentiated Instruction

          In the article I read I agreed that the use of creative thinking is helpful when it comes to differentiated thinking. Integrating creative thinking into the lesson the students are learning can target more students than assigning just a paper or just taking a test to determine the students mastery of the material. Letting students use their own creativity won't only target their own learning style better it will allow for the students voice to be one of the main points in the lesson.
          To engage students in the lesson they are learning about teachers can allow students to self select some pieces to the material they are studying. When students can choose their own book to study or if they can choose a piece of the 1920's that they want to focus on they will be more inclined to thoroughly learn the material. When students can self select material they have added their own voice in the lesson and students will have some interest in the material they chose, which is better than assigning something they have no interest in.
          As the article I read quoted "one size does not fit all," that is why teachers should have many teaching strategies to use with the students. Not all students are going to comprehend the lesson with just one learning strategy. Using multiple strategies across the span of the lesson is more likely to help the students understand the whole lesson more thoroughly.
          Utilizing three teaching styles to vary instruction will help the "one size does not fit all" dilemma. Teachers who use direct instruction, inquiry based instruction, and cooperative instruction in the classroom are shown to have more success in the classroom. These teaching strategies are all vastly different, this is why they can aid in helping more students understand the material that was taught in class. If students don't comprehend the material using the direct instruction strategy they will likely understand the material using one of the other two strategies. That is why using all three teaching strategies in the classroom can benefit the students.