EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Small group learning is absolutely essential today. But with breakout rooms, educators can improve student engagement, differentiate instruction and give students more voice and choice in their learning outside of a traditional classroom. Students may find it more difficult to participate or think out loud in this environment.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This inequality of attention is not a teacher shortcoming but rather a natural product of having a group of students in the physical classroom with the teacher while other students attend class online. Whole group direct instruction is ineffective. There is an inequality of teacher attention.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). Ultimately, feedback is how students feel seen and supported in a class.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2020

For example, most teachers use flexible grouping strategies in the classroom based on the objectives of a lesson. They may provide whole group instruction, work with small groups, and conference with individual students. Whole Group Sessions Connect learners online Build community (e.g.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Making the Connection to Learning Through Differentiation Connecting this way requires teachers to differentiate instruction—recognizing their students’ individuality and then planning learning experiences with the range of student needs, interests, styles, and preferences in mind. Image credit: Achieve3000. Source: Achieve3000.

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Hapara

JUNE 16, 2022

Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. para built itself upon a robust pedagogical foundation that is designed to support differentiated instruction. What is differentiation?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 18, 2023

There are many ways to differentiate instruction, from flexible grouping to multiple assessments and improving student choice. The post 5 Ways To Differentiate Instruction appeared first on TeachThought.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Part III: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education In the first blog post in this series, Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education , I wrote about the tension between the demands on teachers’ time and the desire to provide equitable learning experiences.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2020

First, I want to review the benefits of the station rotation model: It frees the teacher to work with small groups of students. It makes differentiating instruction more manageable. The teacher, by contrast, will move to each group to facilitate the “teacher-led” station. virtualSR.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Use data to provide one-on-one or small group support. Integrate adaptive tools that respond to strengths and weaknesses while providing data that can be used for groupings and shifts to instruction. Build-in relevant problem-solving to instill a greater purpose while providing an appropriate challenge.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs. The 6th-grade math teacher was seen at a large table, where she used adaptive tool data to pull a group of learners for targeted instruction.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2024

The opportunity now presents itself to personalize by ability grouping and a differentiated process. Following a short period of direct instruction with the entire class, the teacher breaks students into groups using data and the class engages in a series of activities during a set period.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.” Many of the teachers in my life who are teaching two groups of students simultaneously–one group in the classroom and one group online–are exhausted, frustrated, and not feeling particularly effective.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Part II: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education The first blog in this series, “ Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. You’ll learn how to identify conditions such as PTSD and how to help students through natural and healthy grieving processes.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Differentiated instruction and cooperative learning strategies became embedded in some form during each lesson. self-paced activities) when appropriate and provide individual or small group support to those learners who need the most help. There was also an emphasis on moving to inquiry and project-based pedagogies.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2021

The beauty of the station rotation model lies in the small group dynamic, opportunities to differentiate more consistently, and increased student control over the pace at which they move through individual tasks. Students do not need to rotate physically. Instead, they shift from one learning activity to the next.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Strategy #1: Two Teacher Led-Stations – One Differentiated, One Uniform Structure: In this co-teaching model, two teacher-led stations are set up, each focusing on a distinct learning task. Students are grouped based on their skill or ability levels and rotate through all the stations.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

Teachers will have more time to interact with and support individual or small groups of students to differentiate instruction, supports and scaffolds, practice, and application. Students will be more interested and engaged because they have more control over their learning.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Read more: Implementing differentiated instruction: the good and the bad. Once teachers have data about student ability and/or interests, this can inform the content you select and the small groups that you may create within your class. Some districts have tools for grouping based on academic ability.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. What do you introduce when? Where do you start?

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

They are a cost-effective choice and make differentiating instruction and personalizing learning easier. For example, on OER sites, educators can find different lesson plans for the same learning goal to help them differentiate instruction. Next, the teacher and students will practice as a class or small group.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

teacher education Zoom meetings although they can be adapted for any age group and age level (3rd grade and up), and in training professionals. Whole Group Discussions. Whole group discussions should be just that – discussions. A favorite whole group activity I do is to have a group video viewing party.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 30, 2024

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. What do you introduce when? Where do you start?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Traditional teacher-centered instructional practices, such as recitation or lectures, have given way to hands-on activities, student-led discussions, ­collaboration and group learning — all hallmarks of personalized learning. Technology impacts instruction in a positive way, the report states.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2019

One way to do this is by differentiating instruction, which approaches teaching so as to cater for the different abilities students possess, with the purpose of maximizing their potential and help them reach success, rather than trying to mold them to fit the standards of curriculum. Read more: Get inspired by Project Based Learning!

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Group Projects: When students work in groups, they need to coordinate efforts, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively on a shared task. Some groups will work more quickly, while others will benefit from having more time. Teachers can use this one-on-one or small group time for a range of tasks.

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Hapara

JANUARY 13, 2025

Hpara Highlights Hpara Highlights has several features to help manage distraction which often results in lost instructional time. With this Chrome browser monitoring software, individuals or groups of students who are more easily distracted can be given different levels of support to remain focused on their digital class activities.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

Differentiated instruction is a method by which we can tackle this challenge and find new ways to help our students. It is the process by which teachers utilize a variety of tools and strategies to meet the needs of their diverse group of students. EdTechTeacher Summer Workshops. Learn more at edtechteacher.org/summer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2020

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Mentoring and Coaching. What do you introduce when?

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Instruction tailored to their language proficiency level acknowledges their diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of English proficiency. Often lectures or mini-lessons are provided to the whole group, presenting significant barriers for ELs who may not have the language skills or prior knowledge to access the information.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g.,

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I don’t [typically] lean on my parents, but we’ve been leaning on each other a little bit because I have such a young group online. … We have a full-time instructional TOSA who pulls small groups from every grade level and she takes the 15 lowest readers from each grade level every day.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. It can be challenging, if not impossible, to meet all those needs with a whole group teacher-led lesson. Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 15, 2021

need to differentiate for varied needs of their diverse student group. Risk-takers attitude, inquiry-driven mentality, passion to optimize learning and differentiate instruction. This course is designed for educators who: are looking for new ways to help students unlock their inner writer. What Do You Need to Participate.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Each 'village' is one of my reading groups that are grouped by reading/skill level. The barrels at the bottom, fish and steak, go along with corresponding reading task cards that are grouped by skill level/skills being targeted. I'm currently working on how to make it even more differentiated. Here’s how it works.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Feeling part of a group is an excellent motivator in language learning, so the integrated collaboration tools are great at engaging all students in informal discussions about language, culture, assignments, projects and portfolios etc. Read more: Why teachers should consider differentiated instruction.

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