Carol Ann Tomlinson is an American educator, author and speaker. She is known for her work with

differentiated instruction Differentiated instruction and assessment, also known as differentiated learning or, in education, simply, differentiation, is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing all students within their diverse classroom com ...

, a means of meeting students' individual needs in education. 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'', which has been described as a seminal work in the field of differentiated instruction. Tomlinson also participates in several web-related professional development services, including webinars with EdWeek.org and an online Differentiated Instruction course with Knowledge Delivery Systems. Tomlinson has a background in German, English, education, technological studies in youth education and drama, reading,

speech pathology Speech is a human vocal communication using language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which hum ...

gifted education Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G/T education) is a broad group of special practices, procedures, and theories used in the education of children who have been identified a ...

, and curriculum and instruction for creative and critical thinking.

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