Mike’s Blog
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Tag: lesson planning
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A pair of activities that use concrete, real-world examples to differentiate, creating challenge and accessibility for all
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Discover why it’s true that variety is the spice of life, and what this means for how you can differentiate activities in your classroom
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Call on the power of oracy and differentiate activity planning in your lessons through structured and meaningful discussion
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Six simple drama activities any teacher can use to help differentiate their lesson planning
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Give ownership of the learning over to your learners and watch as they self-scaffold and differentiate independently of your input
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Four easy ways you can take familiar elements of your planning and subtly tweak them, so they are better differentiated for your learners
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Use ranking and sorting activities to draw learners into your lessons, differentiating their engagement with the content you’re teaching
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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How to take the basics of learners working together and use it to build effective differentiation into your activity choices
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Exactly why giving learners the freedom to choose is an effective way to create motivation and to differentiate your lesson planning
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Tailor your questions, frame your lessons and recalibrate your activities with ease when you start using Bloom’s-based questioning in your planning
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Frame Objectives, Lessons and Activities as Questions Framing learning objectives as questions offers lots of opportunities. The technique encourages a sense of enquiry, provides a means…