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From http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/02/how_to_differentiate_instruction_without_losing_your_mind.html

In an animated video published by Education Week last fall, Larry Ferlazzo explained that differentiating instruction is really about getting to know your students and being flexible with the ways they demonstrate their learning (https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/09/differentiating_instruction_its_not_as_hard_as_you_think_video.html). It is not, in fact, about spending your evenings planning a separate lesson for each student. 

In this article, Education Week publishes two more videos about differentiation featuring Ferlazzo and veteran teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski. In the first one, Ferlazzo and Hull Sypnieski describe techniques they use to differentiate lessons for English-language learners. Those include strategies like pairing up students of different language levels and playing classroom videos at slower speeds. 

In the second video, the teachers talk through the kinds of questions they ask themselves when planning a lesson for a multi-ability classroom. What will students do if they finish early? How can the materials be modified to make them useful for all types of learners? 

Access both videos at http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/02/how_to_differentiate_instruction_without_losing_your_mind.html