Differentiation Plan
Keeps the objective constant and varies the route, since varying the objective is streaming by another name.
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Running it, start to finish
- State one objective for everyone.
- Check actual prior knowledge before assigning any route.
- Plan when each scaffold comes down.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Holds the objective constant and varies only route, support, time and material.
- Requires a removal plan for every scaffold, since a permanent one is a permanent dependency.
- Is realistic about what one teacher can actually run simultaneously.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Check prior knowledge first. Differentiating from an assumption entrenches the assumption, and attainment grouping is very hard to undo once set.
- Extend deeper, not longer. More of the same questions rewards speed and teaches nothing to the learner who finished early.
- Judge on the objective, not on engagement. Busy is the failure mode differentiation most often produces, and it looks like success from the front of the room.
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