Tiered Assignments

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Tiered Assignments
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• Tiered assignments are the most prescriptive,
  learner-responsive, and sophisticated strategy
  for differentiation.  -Heacox
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Use a tiered assignment when students differ on...

• Developmental stages
• Readiness for learning
• Learning preferences
• Amount of structure or support
• Amount of time, instruction or practice
• Reading skill or prior knowledge
• Whether instruction or a task is necessary or
  appropriate

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Use a tiered assignment when you know...

• something will be too easy or hard for some
  students
• some students need more basic work or others need
  more complex work

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Tomlinsons Equalizer
Foundational Concrete Simple Fewer Facts Smaller
Leap More Structured Clearly Defined
Problems Less Independence Slower Pace
Transformative Abstract Complex Multi-Faceted Grea
ter Leap More Open Fuzzy Problems Greater
Independence Quicker Pace
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Steps in Designing Tiered Assignments
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What makes a well-designed tiered assignment?
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Exploration

• In self-selected groups
• Explore the tiered lessons that Strickland has
  provided
• Share examples of what you have done
• Discuss what options texts may include (may not
  always be the best)

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Lesson Planning

• Working alone or together, create a tiered lesson
  plan using the worksheet at the back of your
  packet
• Start with the KUD