1) Prepare students for tiering
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2) Determine Key Concept or Understanding |
This step is very important because it determines the rest of your steps. Decide on which standard, objective, or outcome you would like your students to reach. Combine this with your knowledge of your students to establish what will be tiered and how you will tier it.
3) Decide What to Tier |
- Content (what you want the students to learn)
- Process (the way students make sense out of the content)
- Product (the outcome at the end of a lesson, lesson set, or unit - often a project)
4) Decide how to tier and determine student groups
You can tier the content, process, or product in a variety of ways:
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5) Ensure your activities are Fair
Activities should be fair in terms of work expectations and time needed. The first step is to define the criteria for fairness. In this situation, fairness includes whether or not we are addressing each child’s individual needs. Source: LearnNC
- Every learner will be challenged.
- Every learner will invest the same amount of time in learning.
- Every learner has a right to learn something new.
- Every learner has the right to an equivalent amount of fun.
6) Organize room and materials |
- Arrange classroom for type of work you want students doing (groups, pairs, individual).
- Organize materials or supplies for each tier.
7) Implement your Tiered Activity
As a final check before implementing your tiered activity, ask yourself these critical questions about tiered lessons.
8) Assess for growth toward objective
After completing a tiered activity, assess students on their individual growth. That may mean the same assessment for all tiered groups, and it may mean different assessments, but it should not penalize any of the groups for differentiation. Use this information to determine further steps and learning experiences.