Carol Ann Tomlinson is an American educator, author and speaker. She is known for her work with differentiated instruction, a means of meeting students' individual needs in education.[1] Tomlinson is a reviewer for eight journals and has authored over 300 articles and books including The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners,[2] which has been described as a seminal work in the field of differentiated instruction.[3]

Carol Ann Tomlinson
OccupationEducator, author and speaker
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
SubjectDifferentiation in education
Notable worksHow to Differentiate Instruction in a Mixed Ability Classroom, The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, Leadership for Differentiated Schools and Classrooms

Tomlinson also participates in several web-related professional development services, including webinars with EdWeek.org[4] and an online Differentiated Instruction course with Knowledge Delivery Systems.[5]

Tomlinson has a background in German, English, education, technological studies in youth education and drama, reading, speech pathology, gifted education, and curriculum and instruction for creative and critical thinking.[6]

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  1. ^ McKee, Connor (2020). "Differentiation Techniques and Their Effectiveness for Video Game Art and Design Lectures in Higher Education". The Computer Games Journal. 9: 75–90. doi:10.1007/s40869-020-00096-3. S2CID 210716123.
  2. ^ "Former Warrenton student honors junior high teacher". Fauquier Now. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Bender, William (2012). Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities: New Best Practices for General and Special Educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. p. VII. ISBN 9781412998598.
  4. ^ Ferlazzo, Larry (9 December 2018). "Response: Ways to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs". Education Week. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  5. ^ http://www.kdsi.org Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Dr. Carol Tomlinson,Invitations to Learn and Differentiated Instruction". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-03-25.