One-size-fits-all? You've got to be kidding! -- Multiple ways to define academic success: what resonates with you? -- Climate: creating a comfort zone -- Preassessment: who already understands it or can do it? -- Tiering to facilitate continuous progress -- Tiering learning experiences with Bloom's taxonomy -- Tiering with Venn diagrams -- Think-tac-toe: an effective tool for tiering -- Managing the differentiated classroom -- Taming the assessment beast -- Building support for differentiation: hard but not impossible to do alone -- Appendixes: A. What a child doesn't learn -- B. My way...an expression style inventory -- C. Interest inventory -- D. Bloom chart template -- E. Venn diagrams -- F. Letters and boxes -- G. Think-tac-toe template -- H. Developing and assessing product (DAP) tools -- I. Study guide.