Differentiation With AI

Differentiation With AI

An Innovative Approach to Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences

By Jeannette R. Tejeda

ISBN: 9798888371039

Release Date: May 2026

Length: 160 pages

Discover how to harness AI tools for differentiation to efficiently meet diverse student needs without increasing your teaching workload.

Drawing from conversations with educators, school visits and training sessions run by the author and her team, this book provides hands-on strategies that enable teachers to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into lesson planning, modify instructional materials and analyze student data effectively. 

This book frames AI as a supportive tool, emphasizing human empathy as the foundation of effective differentiation. AI can streamline the logistics of differentiation, but it is the teacher’s understanding of students that ensures AI-driven adaptations remain human-centered, equitable and effective. 

The book: 

• Emphasizes empathy and ethical AI use, ensuring that differentiation remains student-centered and underscoring how teachers must recognize the unique strengths, challenges and emotional needs of students to create meaningful learning experiences.

• Provides real-world examples and teacher testimonials that illustrate the potential of using AI in lesson planning.

• Offers hands-on, classroom-ready strategies that align with the ISTE Standards.

• Covers AI-powered tools that help educators create differentiated lesson materials, adapting text complexity, offering quick modifications to instructional content and streamlining differentiation, while aligning with best practices for instructional planning. 

• Integrates foundational elements of differentiated instruction — such as nurturing classroom environments, high-quality curriculum, clear and compelling learning goals, and formative assessment — showing how AI can support each one. 

By showing how to balance AI’s efficiency with teacher intuition, the book helps educators create learning environments where every student feels seen, supported and challenged.

Audience: Elementary and secondary teachers; instructional coaches and curriculum specialists

About the author

Jeannette R. Tejeda, Ed.D., is an educator, instructional leader and national presenter based in Miami, where she supports one of the largest and most diverse public school systems in the U.S. Her work centers on helping teachers integrate instructional technology and AI in thoughtful, research-informed ways that strengthen differentiation and improve practice. Leading districtwide initiatives on edtech, Tejeda designs professional development for educators and administrators and collaborates with state and national partners on responsible AI integration in K–12 settings. With more than three decades of experience across K–12 and higher education, she’s recognized as a pioneer in bringing AI into teacher professional learning, shaping practical approaches that help educators integrate new tools with confidence and care. Her work highlights ethical, responsible implementation and prioritizes practices that elevate the essential human connections at the heart of learning.