What a great first week of school in a very unusual school year. I saw students who were very happy to be back at school, and I saw teachers who were very happy to have their students back!
Today's blog has information on virtual office hours as well as Tiered Task Cards (Bill Ferriter)--a technique for designing instruction that moves from learning at school to learning at home and back again.
Like most things, professional development and curriculum support will look different the first weeks of school this year. Late starts and early releases are being dedicated to collaborative planning as well as teacher-driven professional learning. If your team is working and has questions or feedback, I will have virtual office hours on Wednesdays, and I invite you 'drop in' to share questions and ideas.
Secondary Teachers: Virtual Office Hours every Wednesday, 7:30AM-9:00AM.
Elementary Teachers: Virtual Office Hours every Wednesday, 2:30PM-4:00PM.
Tiered Task Cards
Tiered Task cards include different tasks that students can complete to demonstrate mastery. Each task on a card is designed to ask students to work at a different level-so there is always a task that is at the appropriate level of challenge for every student.
Here is an example for middle school science that is organized around DOK levels:
And a primary math example organized by proficiency scale levels:
And an example from high school history that is organized with interdisciplinary tasks:
If you and your collaborative team would like to create tiered task cards to support your students in the hybrid model, there is a professional development module that is now posted on the PD site. It includes a short presentation as well as multiple examples and a process for designing your own tiered task cards. If your team engages in this professional learning and creates tiered task cards, you are encouraged and invited to add your examples to the folder for others to learn from.
Student Ownership of Learning: Tiered Task Cards
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