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Apply leadership principles in advancing classroom practices for diverse learning needs within the profession. According to Carol Ann Tomlinson (as cited by Ellis, Gable, Greg, & Rock, 2008, p.32), Differentiated Instruction is the process of ensuring that what a student learns, how he or she learns it, and how the student demonstrates what he or she has learned is a match for that students readiness level, interests, and preferred mode of learning. In a classroom scenario, there are all sorts of differences among the students. These may be in the form of social economic status, culture, race, religion, gender, ability/ disability, motivation, personal interests and many more. Differentiation arises from the...