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The Differentiation Deviser – Free Resource
Take a Fresh Look at Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Viewed and Downloaded 215,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Practical, low-planning techniques for differentiation and adaptive teaching. 🎯 Easily…
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Possibly the most powerful zero-planning differentiation tool any teacher can use, in any lesson they teach, with any learner they’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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Turn model answers into self-scaffolding tools you can train learners to use as part of your in-lesson differentiation
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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Leverage the knowledge and skills of your learners so they can start differentiating for each other, while you stand back and observe
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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If your EAL learners know what good writing looks like, it’s ten times easier for them to target their efforts in a way that brings results
‘Model Good Writing’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale The thought processes behind any piece of writing are often opaque. What you see, when you read, is the end result. While…
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How to use the two fundamentals of teaching you rely on every day to improve target implementation in your classroom
Sometimes, learners will really struggle to implement your targets. They may not understand them, may find the process of change difficult, or may find it hard to visualise how their…
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How to call on the twin pillars of effective teaching to ensure your feedback hits the mark every time
Scaffolding and modelling are two of the key tools all teachers call on to help learners understand ideas and information, successfully complete tasks, and make good progress. Scaffolding is the…
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Three of the simplest, yet most effective, strategies you can use to get learners thinking about the process of learning
Modelling, Suggesting, Prompting and Clueing We can help learners to think about and refine the processes they use during any lesson. Four good ways to do this are modelling, suggesting,…
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What is metacognition and how does it connect to growth mindsets?
What do we think about when we think about thinking? What are you thinking? How are you thinking about it? Are you able to observe the thinking that you do…
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Three simple strategies any teacher can use to help learners target their effort effectively
Categories of Assessment When a teacher looks at a piece of learner work, they do so through learned eyes. It is as if they are wearing a pair of thought…