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All AboutRethinking

These are teaching topics that I used to think were great and now I've… had a change of mind. I hope I'm right this time!

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What Differentiation Does NOT Look Like

There's lots of faux-differentiation out there. In this article, I catalog a few anti-patterns: tactics that look like differentiation, but are actually quite the opposite.

Other Rethinking Articles

Keeping Interest Inventories Simple

Asking kids what they’re interested in should be simple, right? But look online for “interest inventories” and you’ll find multi-page documents with dozens of questions! Let’s keep this simple.

My Big Mistake with Frames and Depth and Complexity

Frames, a graphic organizer often used with the Depth and Complexity framework, have one big trap that I fell into for years.

Don’t Just “Have A Discussion”

Why I now strike the phrase “have a discussion” from my lesson plans.

Why “Challenging” Isn’t Quite The Right Goal

“I want to challenge my students” is just about the most common goal out there. Unfortunately, I think it’s not quite the right word…

Choice Menus: Quality or Mere Quantity?

I used to create extension menus, thinking they were an essential tool for differentiation. Overtime, I’ve changed my thinking. Here’s why.

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