Lessons that get kids’ brains sweating.
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Check Out These Principles of Differentiation
Before we start crafting lessons, we need to think about how our students actually learn. These are a few BIG ideas.
Some Reusable Lesson Writing Techniques
A dozen medium-sized ideas to help you write more engaging, effective, and interesting lessons.
Some Specific Lesson Examples
A couple hundred specific examples built using those reusable techniques that try to achieve the principles!
Get Started With Depth and Complexity
A powerful framework for differentiating that works with all content, works with all ages, is easy to get started with, and gives you room to grow. The hype is real.