"[D]esigned to help teachers (1) develop additional images of how classrooms function when they have a goal of flexible teaching and learning with the purpose of reaching every learner, (2) reflect on the 'big picture' of differentiation in order to develop a sharper sense of how teachers plan for academic diversity over time and how students work in a differentiated classroom over time, (3) develop a broader repertoire of management strategies for guiding a flexible and differentiated classroom, (4) reflect on the role of the teacher in a student-centered and differentiated classroom, and (5) reflect on their own beliefs and practices related to academically diverse learners"--P. 6 of guide.