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The elements of curriculum instruction should all work together to make a machine that is a total learning experience for each student in the classroom. These are the things that I plan to use as a checklist to make sure that the instruction and activities are differentiated. the activities, tasks, and assignments should be: 

important

focused 

engaging

demanding

and scaffolded. 

I believe that if a lesson is all of these things for each individual student, it really is differentiated. Without all of these elements, or if one of them is "broken," the lesson will not truly be differentiated and will not function as a "machine"

I think this is a great way to check my lessons and evaluate if they are truly differentiated for each individual student.