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Don’t Differentiate A Scaffold

When you develop an advanced version of a task? When do you just let the student move on to the next thing?

As a teacher, I’d start by grabbing new ideas. But I didn’t need more ideas. I needed solutions!

Here’s why I never approach a lesson as being “for a grade.” Instead, I think of a lesson as I’d think of baseball, chess, or the piano.

“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…

The more I started looking, the more I realized that most of my questions asked students to remember, not actually think.

To differentiate, aim for one complex task that is well-scaffolded, not three completely different tasks. Aim high and scaffold down.