[Case Study] Teacher Nianzhou Wu, Tainan, Taiwan: A Differentiated Instruction Success Story with HiTeach

Under the "One-Tablet-Per-Student" initiative, digital devices have become a classroom staple. However, the true challenge remains: how do we effectively implement Differentiated Instruction (DI)? Mr. Nianzhou Wu, Director of Beishi Elementary School in Tainan City, recently shared his profound experience in classroom transformation during a professional development seminar.

When Mr. Wu first took over his class, he faced significant gaps in student academic performance and varying levels of emotional stability. By utilizing the HiTeach Smart Teaching System, he integrated classroom management with academic advancement, creating a smart teaching model where "everyone is engaged, and every group is challenged".

📊 Data-Driven Success

The results of this instructional transformation are proven by the data:

• ✅ Language Arts (Chinese): The number of students failing academic competency tests dropped from 9 to 0.

• ✅ Mathematics: The number of students failing academic competency tests was significantly reduced from 11 to 3.

🎯 Core Technical Highlights

Mr. Wu leverages HiTeach's "Differentiated Collaboration" feature to dispatch specific learning tasks to high- and low-ability groups simultaneously within the same lesson:

• ✅ Language Arts: Implementation of "Three-Star Sentence Construction." Lower-ability groups focus on describing objective facts, while higher-ability groups focus on expressing emotions and reflections. Together, the groups co-create a complete, high-quality essay.

• ✅ Mathematics: Utilizing "Real-time Screenshot Dispatch." Mr. Wu designs exercises with different levels of scaffolding (prompts and hints) tailored to the specific needs of each group.