What is Elementary School

This chapter introduces the reader to the instructional strategy of differentiated instruction within the institute of higher education classrooms. It educates college professors on the advantages and disadvantages of using differentiated instruction in their courses and provides examples of how to use it. This chapter also informs preservice teachers in undergraduate or graduate teaching methods (general and special education) courses about how differentiated instruction can be used in K–12 general education classrooms to educate all students in all content areas. Although differentiated instruction has been used in various capacities in classrooms for a long time, the chapter offers suggestions on what needs to be further researched on the topic so that all K–16 teachers use it on a more consistent basis.