Tiered Activities

Type: Core Instruction


Procedure:

  • Establish what students should know, understand, and be able to do
  • Develop one activity or product assignment that is engaging for students, focused on learning goal, and requires students to work at a high level of thoguht
  • Develop enough versions of the original task or product assignment to challenge the range of learners
See "The Equalizer" on page 137 of Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom.

Tomlinson, C. (2003). Fulfilling the promise of the differentiated classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Planning a Tiered Activity  (scroll to page 3)

Specific Activities:
Tic-Tac-Toe Board
Learning Menus