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How To Let Your Brain Exhale

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As a teacher, I was constantly inhaling new ideas. I became overwhelmed. Then, because I was overwhelmed, I’d inhale more ideas – hoping to find a solution to my overwhelmedness. What I needed to do was let my brain exhale.

Differentiate with Low Floors and High Ceilings

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Stop starting at grade level and stretching up. Start high and scaffold down. It’s simpler, and it actually works.

Lesson Makeovers: 3 Big Ideas

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After looking at dozens of lessons folks sent in, I came up with three big ideas to address.

Aim High, Scaffold Down in Math

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A high level of thinking in math also requires the support of thoughtful scaffolding.

Unexpected Intensities

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Do you know a student who’s a little bit… intense?

Building “Not Like The Others” Tasks

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A delightfully ambiguous framework that is quick to prepare, but can last forever!

Complex Task: Subjective Graphs

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What would it be like if students graphed characters from stories? Historic leaders? Elements from the period table? Objects in space?

Difficult vs Complex Tasks

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What separates difficulty from complexity? And why do complex tasks lead to much more natural differentiation?

Writing Differentiated Lesson Objectives

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My early lessons didn’t even have objectives, let alone good objectives! Here’s how to build four-part, differentiated lesson objectives.

Differentiate With Frames Across Disciplines

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One topic, four angles. The Frame graphic organizer gives every student a different way in — without you creating four different lessons.