The main goal of differentiated curriculum is to take each student further in their knowledge of a topic or concept. This means that no matter what amount of knowledge on a topic a student enters the curriculum with, they will leave with a better understanding and more information. To accomplish this, offering different assignments to students who are at different levels of previous knowledge on the subject at hand. The idea is to give different kinds of assignment or extra help to patch the holes of those who are at a lower understanding and providing more detailed material those who have already achieved or obtained at or above the curriculum requirements. A good way to determine what level a student is at is through a pre-assessment or basing off of past work the student has achieved in other parts of your curriculum. And if there is any doubt or concern about where to place a student, discussing the issue with the student themselves is not a bad idea either.
Something else that is important, is keeping the way you're teaching differentiated as well. This way, students won't feel as though they're transforming your information into a totally different thing if it's presented through one intelligence, but you ask them to explain it using another. And even if a student doesn't directly connect to your form of teaching, you have to look at it from the perspective of eating at a restaurant that only served two or three dishes. Yes, the dishes could be amazing but if you're served the same time and time again, eventually you're going to get bored and stop taking as much from the experience.
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