In YOUR blog, tell me whose blog you are discussing, and then tell me what you learned or confirmed about differentiation from reading that idea for the hero unit. Don't critque the idea; just tell me what you learned or confirmed about differentiation.
I chose Anne Krapela's blog aboug using the Tic-Tac-Toe strategy for the hero unit. She had some great ideas about not only encouraging students of all abilities to branch out and use various ways to show what they have learned about their hero, but it also gives them the opportunity to do something creative. It confirmed to me that by giving many options for our students to use to show they understand something, they can do it. We have provided this opportunity for them by giving them options by using this strategy. The options must be at a level to challenge them, but not so much that they become frustrated. By allowing the students to choose and vote on the final two choices in the strategy, this can also provide more creative options that accomodate even more students that we may not have previously thought of.
Yes... giving students options is almost always a good thing. Sometimes you have to be really creative YOURSELF to make your options appropriate. That's something this strategy helps you do. Good thinking! 4 points
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