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Carol Ann Tomlinson

Carol Ann Tomlinson

About

Carol Ann Tomlinson is William Clay Parrish Jr. Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development, where she served as Chair of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy and Co-Director of the University's Institutes on Academic Diversity. She spent 21 years in public education, teaching students in high school, preschool, and middle school and administering programs for struggling and advanced learners. She was Virginia's Teacher of the Year in 1974. In 2022, Tomlinson was ranked #12 in the Education Week Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings of the 200 "university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling," and as the #4 voice in Curriculum & Instruction.

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Assessment
Articles by Carol Ann
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Instructional Strategies
Teach Up for Equity and Excellence
Carol Ann Tomlinson
1 month ago

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Learning from Kids Who Hurt
Carol Ann Tomlinson
3 years ago

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The Sciences of Teaching
Carol Ann Tomlinson & David A. Sousa
3 years ago

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One to Grow On / Invitations to Read
Carol Ann Tomlinson
3 years ago
Blogs by Carol Ann
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What No One Told Me About "Classroom Management" as a New Teacher
Carol Ann Tomlinson
3 months ago

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7 Reasons Why Differentiated Instruction Works
Carol Ann Tomlinson
6 years ago

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7 Question-Sets That Guide the Work of Inspired Teachers
Carol Ann Tomlinson
2 years ago

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Differentiation for the Long Haul: A Journey Toward Expertise
Carol Ann Tomlinson
5 years ago

Videos by Carol Ann

Curriculum

Inspiring Differentiation: High-Quality Curriculum to Build Understanding

4 years ago

Books by Carol Ann

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Differentiation in Practice Grades 9–12: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum (Print Book)

$40.95

Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom, 2nd Edition

$32.95

Member Book

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