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On this page you will find a plethora of resources you help you get started on your own journey with differentiation. There "Inspiration" section is videos and articles which helped inspire my thinking. The "Tools" sections are digital resources I find invaluable to my lesson planning. The "Academic Paper" sections offers more research to explore about differentiation. The "Soundtrack" sections is because every journey needs a soundtrack. 

Inspiration

There are seven main learning styles. Click the link above to learn more about each style, how to identify them, and how to cater to them. 
The link above will bring you to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning. There you will find a lot of resources and research on UDL as a differentiation method. 
Education and Games expert Jim Gee discusses how Game Theory can be put to work in the classroom. 

Tools

Pinterest is a fantastic resource for lesson planning ideas! There are so many lesson plans, project ideas, and educational resources here. 
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TED Ed is a great place to get information for Lesson Plans, or to use for students to help engage them in a visual way. ​
If you want to create your own Youtube videos for your classes, this video is a must for how to edit on YouTube successfully. 
When used correctly, Google Suite apps are extremely useful for collaborative work in the classroom. 
Click the image above to find out what your learning style is. There are also more resources available to learn more about multiple intelligences. 
Here is an introduction video to Universal Design for Learning. The goal is always maximizing engagement and minimizing barriers. 
This is a great video on tips to help under performing students. 
Bobbi Baggio's explanation on how to present information in a visually appealing fashion is a must for any teacher who creates slide shows or presentations for their classes. 
Padlet is an excellent tool to use as an entrance or an exit pass. You can present a question and students can pin an answer to the pin board, creating a real time idea of where students are holding. 
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I use screencastify to create flipped lessons or group work projects for my class. 
Newsela is a great current events/social studies resource. Students can read articles on their own reading level and take quizzes to measure comprehension. Newsela learns from the student, so the articles and quizzes become more specific the more the student uses it. 
A great how to guide on how to build your own unit. 

Academic Papers

Hertberg-Davis, H. (2009). "Differentiation in the Regular Classroom is Equivalent to the Gifted Programs and is Sufficient.  Gifted Child Quarterly, 53 (5), 251-253. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0016986209346927?journalCode=gcqb
Hakky, Rafee. (2016). "Improving Basic Design courses through Competences of Tuning MEDA". Tuning Journal for Higher Education, Volume 4 (1). http://www.tuningjournal.org/article/view/1098
Westwood, P. (2001). Differentiation' as a strategy for inclusive classroom practice: Some difficulties identified. Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities, 6 (1), pages 5-11. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19404150109546651 ​

Soundtrack

Here are some great tunes that every teacher needs as apart of their "planning play list". The first two are personal choices that work for me, but I hope you find some of the others inspirational. 
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LESSONS
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HOW-TOs
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ASSESSMENT