Critical Elements in a Differentiated Classroom - Tiered Assignments and Flexible Instructional Groups

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Presenter: Dr. Diane Heacox, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN

Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum

Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary

Hours: 1

Do you know the difference between differentiation and cooperative learning? Do you group students by likeness or by differences? In this informative and interactive course, Diane Heacox, Ed.D., explains what makes differentiation different! While you may have been using some differentiation activities in your classroom, this course will help you tap into the true power of this type of learning instruction.

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SKU DH-299 Categories Diane Heacox, Differentiated Curriculum, Dr. Diane Heacox, Gifted, Instructional Strategies Tags Differentiated Curriculum, elementary, Gifted, GT, Instructional Strategies, OAGC Differentiation, ODE competency a, ODE competency c, secondary

Description

Differentiation in the classroom might be a little bit like riding a bike — you never forget how to do it, but you can also always learn a new trick or two! In this course, Diane Heacox, Ed.D., unpacks two important strategies: tiered assignments and flexible instructional grouping. If you are not using these two strategies correctly, you may not even be using differentiation.

In this 1-hour course, you will learn:

The principles of tiered assignments and flexible grouping
How to design tiered assignments
How to determine student readiness
Other methods of tiered assignments

This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Diane Heacox is an award winning author, national and international consultant and professional development trainer focusing on strategies to increase learning success for all students. She is Professor Emerita at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Heacox has taught at both elementary and secondary school levels and has served as a gifted education teacher and administrator, as well as an instructional specialist in public education. Dr. Heacox is also the author of four books. Dr. Heacox serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (MN ASCD) and the Minnesota Department of Education’s Gifted Education Advisory Board. She is the past chair for the Middle Level Network and the Education committee for the National Association for Gifted Children and the current facilitator of the Higher Education Division for international ASCD. Dr. Heacox was recognized by the Minnesota Educators of Gifted and Talented as a Friend of the Gifted. She is also in the University of St. Thomas Educators Hall of Fame for contributions to the field of education.

Additional information

Core Area	Differentiated Curriculum
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	Diane Heacox
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Dr. Diane Heacox
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

252 reviews for Critical Elements in a Differentiated Classroom – Tiered Assignments and Flexible Instructional Groups

Rated 5 out of 5

Wendi – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – December 28, 2019

This is was a nice explanation of tiering and flexible grouping.
Rated 5 out of 5

Emily – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – December 30, 2019

I thought this course was informational.
Rated 3 out of 5

Ashton – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

I liked the examples of different types of assignments.
Rated 4 out of 5

Lisa – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

A lot of useful information.
Rated 5 out of 5

Hayley – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

Applicable and interesting.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kari – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 4, 2020

I do like that she brought up Gardner, Bloom, Vygotsky, Piaget practices too. All practices are necessary for the ultimate learning environment. This course was a detailed look at differentiation and a multitude of examples for all grade levels. I also like how she took off the pressure of having tiers for every assignment.
Rated 5 out of 5

Abby – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 6, 2020

Good review of tiered assignments.
Rated 5 out of 5

Carly – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 6, 2020

many helpful examples of tiering were given to paint a picture of how to make it real in your classroom
Rated 5 out of 5

Melissa – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 13, 2020

understanding flexible instructional grouping with tiered assignments makes it more likely that your groups will work cohesively and productively.
Rated 4 out of 5

Steve – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) – January 17, 2020

this was a pretty good module. I like the examples given i this course and I will try to emulate them in my classes.