Differentiation Using Tiered Activities

Presented by Lindsay Mountain and Natasha Hritzuk

3-2-1 Assumption WallWhat we know about differentiation

Differentiation strategies we have tried

Concerns or Question

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The What, the Why, and the How of Tiered ActivitiesBloom’s Levels of

Thinking

Poster provided by Derek Cutler

WHAT: Teach the same concepts and skills, but at different levels of complexity

WHY: Children are at different levels of readiness

HOW: Levels are increasingly

complex Student Choice, but reserve

the right to guide

Processing Activity

Move around the room to the beat of the music.

When you hear the music stop, turn and talk to the person closest to you about the assigned question.

Question #1: What is differentiation?

Question #2:

What are Tiered activities ?

Question #3What is an assignment that you currently assign your students, that you could possibly tier today?

Flexible Grouping Strategy

Find the Colored Table card that matches the color your name is written in on your tiered activities packet.

Tiered Math Activity

RED200 x 3= a

40 x 30 =a

900 x 90=a

40 x a = 160,000

You will have 60 seconds to solve for a. Select the level you feel most comfortable with.

BLUE

80 x 80 = a

(2 x 10) x 7 = a

4 x 9 x 5 = a

4 x (25 x 19) = a

BLACK700.a =2100

50 (2 x 27) =a

25 (16 x a) =1600

A= (25x25) x (4x12)

Tiered Activities in ActionRead “The Grave is a Fine and

Private Place,” with your partner.

Match Mrs. Gathercole’s sequence of activities to each stage in the “designing a tiered activity,” chart.

Initial Planning Form for a Tiered UnitTheme or Topic: Landforms

Initial Planning Form for a Tiered UnitTheme or Topic: LandformsStandards/Benchmarks:1. I.D. various landforms and bodies of water 2. Compare and contrast the physical features of the land

Initial Planning Form for a Tiered UnitTheme or Topic: LandformsStandards/Benchmarks: 1. I.D. various landforms and bodies of water 2. Compare and contrast the physical features of the land

Possible Student Activities Level of difficulty

1. Define mountain, valley, plain, desert, river, lake, ocean, island using a dictionary and drawing a picture

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2. Identify each landform on a map of the U.S. Color code to indicate 2

Landforms and their elevation.

Initial Planning Form for a Tiered UnitTheme or Topic: LandformsStandard/Benchmarks: 1. I.D. various landforms and bodies of water 2. Compare and contrast the physical features of the land

Possible Student Activities level of difficulty1. Define mountain, valley, plain, desert, river, lake, ocean, 1island using a dictionary and drawing a picture Write a paragraph using these vocabulary words. 2 Write a poem describing the valley, plain, desert, river, lake, oceanand island. 32. Identify each landform on a map of the U.S. and color code to indicatethe elevation of each landform (include a legend). 2 Label a map of the U.S. with landforms and add lakes and oceans 1 Identify landforms on a map of the U.S. using a color coded legend, and write 2-3 activities that might be popular in that area 3