Meeting the needs of academically diverse students is the responsibility of their instructor. These diverse students may include students who are one or more grade levels below their classmates and gifted students who are much higher. How can educators meet the needs of these students when their learning abilities are at opposite ends of the educational spectrum? The answer is to plan successful lessons that involve engaging activities, a variety of texts, technology implementation, and flexible groups. The following is a lesson I implemented regarding these key components. The title of such an engaging lesson is “Life Changes: Details of a Life Cycle” which covers the concept of changes that living things go through as part of their existence. This lesson covers the Florida Language Arts standards using key details to tell a story, answer questions, and demonstrate understanding of the Florida Department of Education's central message (2014). My group of literacy students have their own uniqueness in acquiring knowledge, therefore, this science lesson on cycles of life must adhere to their individuality of learning ability. Powell and Powell (2012) suggest that teaching should range from topics to concepts and have lasting value through personalized learning. This personalized learning starts with SA being the best in the group. This lesson provided SA with the opportunity to use technology to analyze and manipulate two different lifecycle stages. This was an introduction to compare and contrast for a future lesson. SA's technology experience continued by creating a classroom presentation of a life cycle. Its life cycle included images and text using Clip Art and Word. As an independent learner and the re......half of the task...must take place. First, informal assessments should be conducted to understand students' level of learning and the skill areas they need to improve. Using interest surveys helps plan activities to keep students engaged in the learning process. Next, the tasks must match the student's learning and instructional level. Additionally, incorporating flexible grouping for learning styles, interests, and intelligences gives the student a greater chance of success. Finally, differentiated instruction is slowly moving toward personal learning where students choose their own path through the curriculum, as reported by Richardson (2012b). In my opinion, this will be the future of education, as classrooms of this type will cultivate self-paced, interested and motivated students who will take full responsibility for their education, while doing so together with the teacher..