Posts Tagged: Tiering Instruction

Readiness Grouping in Mathematics

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” -Leonardo da Vinci A group of teachers once told me that using small groups in mathematics didn’t meet the needs of all their students.…

Tiering Instruction

“Once you have experienced excellence, you will never again be content with mediocrity.” – Thomas S. Monson Are you ready to challenge yourself by trying another strategy for differentiating instruction? One that has been successfully used by many educators is tiering instruction. Tiering an assignment is using varied levels of the activity to make sure that all students explore ideas at a readiness level that builds on their prior knowledge and deepens understanding of the identified concepts.…