Initial Reflection for Accomplished Teaching

Something I really want to improve on is my ability to differentiate instruction.  I feel fairly comfortable working with students with varying levels of prerequisite knowledge, but being able to plan for and incorporate strategies to allow access to all students, regardless of their comfort with the material, is something I am very eager to improve. The reality of teaching in my school and content area (as I am sure in many other schools and content areas) is that many students come to my Algebra 1 class without having passed math the previous year, or maybe over several previous years.  This creates a massive disparity in the mathematical understanding of the students in my class.  Additionally, this necessitates me to be very good at differentiating instruction to the point where I need to have my tasks be accessible to students with little prerequisite knowledge to those who are fully prepared for success in Algebra 1.  Further developing and strengthening this ability is my present priority.