Party of Four Please! the restaurant classroom model is a standards-based approach to differentiation through the vehicle of blended learning. Schools who have implemented this model have closed student achievement gaps, experienced tremendous student growth and received state distinctions. From the Author: In this book I share my experiences with effective instruction. I highlight one particular model that I found extremely successful in terms of teaching all of my students everyday. The purpose of the book is to spark an interest in teachers minds and cause them to consider if they are effectively differentiating their instruction. The book uses analogies to drive home the what, why and how to differentiation. My goal is to provide teachers with a new perspective on the process, and assist them in crafting and implementation strategy that works for them! Reading this book will benefit teachers of all experience ranges and grade levels. If it does nothing else, but spark conversation, curiosity and consideration, it has done what it was intended to do. Readers will explore the what, the why and the how of this innovative strategy in this step-by-step guide with concrete strategies, samples menus and ready-to-use resources grounded in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.