differentiated instruction in the classroom

Good Day,

Today we received a presentation/workshop on the above topic by S. (Dot) Carter. She gave a discussion of the basics of the topic and then we broke up into groups. All that to say I was elated to see everyone working on activities that were solely hands on. Beyond the directions, the majority of the student Teachers found the pictures were more beneficial to the end all goal of the activity. Yes, I was able to find the road to the completed task. However I held back to see what was going to happen. It was de-li-ci-o-so. I was happy to see the results:) .
In our readings, # 10, a quoted author,Kathleen O'Shaughnessy says" ...the feeling of power and freedom that comes with finding one's own way." This is how I feel when I tackle a task. Today this is how you all looked to me when my group of #4's produced five boxes by their own hands. I don't want to wine about any other part of the day, but that one portion was soothing to the pallet.