Here are the key steps to take when planning differentiated instruction based on student data:
1. Analyze available student data to understand your students' readiness levels, interests, and learning preferences.
2. Identify the essential concepts/skills students need to understand based on standards.
3. Plan ways to differentiate the content, process, product, affect, and/or environment for particular students or groups based on their needs, using various instructional strategies.
4. Design formative and summative assessments to check students' understanding throughout and at the end of the unit.
5. Implement the differentiated lessons, making adjustments based on ongoing assessment of student learning and needs.
6. Reflect on the