tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post4013271963595993766..comments2023-07-25T18:34:29.411-04:00Comments on Mrs. Beattie's Classroom: How To Differentiate For Your High AchieversMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-24296972844617299212017-05-11T17:16:14.530-04:002017-05-11T17:16:14.530-04:00Hi Tara!
Thanks for stopping by! I don't give...Hi Tara!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! I don't give my high achieving students "extra work", I just expect more from them in terms of quality or level of thinking. I do think that some of this does stem from my classroom culture. I always come back to the Equality vs. Equity graphic that goes around social media, with the three people looking over the fence... in my classroom students are working on different things all the time and my expectations and goals for the students are so different that they never even question it.<br /><br />Hope this helps!<br />ErinMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-83405624566732686252017-05-11T17:12:06.058-04:002017-05-11T17:12:06.058-04:00I was just having a discussion with some other tea...I was just having a discussion with some other teachers about how to differentiate for higher achieving students. We talk a lot about the lower end, but not enough about the higher students sometimes. I think this is a great summary of some strategies. What about the higher students who doesn't want to do 'extra' work, or the questions about why they are doing something different? Is it just a matter of establishing classroom culture? Science in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912795185234572338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-5184447739688692422016-06-03T07:47:56.543-04:002016-06-03T07:47:56.543-04:00Good Morning Erin,
I am glad to see teachers who ...Good Morning Erin, <br />I am glad to see teachers who find ways to differentiate. I do find it interesting that we scaffold for strugglers and are taught over and over about it. The concept of differentiation was started by the gifted community. I have my masters in differentiation education and many hours in Gifted education. I agree there are students who enjoy "teaching" others. Many times it is our bright kids who do this best. Our truly gifted students generally do not do this well or enjoy it. There has been research to support not having gifted students as peer teachers. High leveled thinkers normally can not explain in terms that others understand. They even struggle knowing how theY do it to explain it to a teacher. "It's just there." Again, the bright kids are great at it though. My best advice to the teachers I mentor is to pull your gifted students out and they are a group that pushes each other. Then list the others brightest to strugglers. Cut it in half. Line the two lists up and you have peer Tudors/mentors that work well together because the gaps of knowledge are not so far apart. Hope this is helpful to you and others on your differentiation journey. http://differentiationdiving.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/11808440395548362228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-33365886009308365482016-04-21T21:13:13.892-04:002016-04-21T21:13:13.892-04:00I'm so glad this is helpful to you, Katie! Tha...I'm so glad this is helpful to you, Katie! Thank you for stopping by. Best of luck with your studies! :)<br /><br />~ErinMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-74647055912980566172016-04-19T06:50:46.924-04:002016-04-19T06:50:46.924-04:00Thanks for sharing this! :) I'm not actually a...Thanks for sharing this! :) I'm not actually a teacher, but a philosophy student! I'm doing a class where we apply our learning to careers, and this week we have to create a lesson plan. This has given me so many ideas for my plan, so thank you... It's really interesting seeing the other side of the fence because I've spent so long learning, that it's so interesting to see the teaching side also.Katie | The Pastel Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680252509975411029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-52777133910817811872016-02-14T15:04:30.144-05:002016-02-14T15:04:30.144-05:00I agree. Our strongest students deserve just as mu...I agree. Our strongest students deserve just as much attention and support from us as the struggling students do. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Sue!<br /><br />ErinMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-81260434440029187192016-02-14T09:26:38.923-05:002016-02-14T09:26:38.923-05:00I really appreciate the reminder that even high ac...I really appreciate the reminder that even high achievers need to be looked after as closely as our strugglers. My high students love to teach the class. My philosophy is that any road that leads to the correct answer should be shared. <br />Sue Mescall<br />itsallgoodreally.meUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653687729626431184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-51855458451078552502016-01-19T13:56:25.541-05:002016-01-19T13:56:25.541-05:00Hi there, Clara!
I don't mind answering your ...Hi there, Clara!<br /><br />I don't mind answering your questions at all, and I can always be reached by email at questions@mrsbeattiesclassroom.com.<br /><br />I always work my centers based on the sort of day my students are having. They typically spend about 20 minutes at a station, but it can be shorter if they are either moving quickly or having a difficult time staying on task.<br /><br />When I work with my group I generally have them working on a task that I can observe in action right then. I sometimes have them work on a follow-up activity so I usually rotate my students from Teacher Time into At Work On My Own.<br /><br />I don't worry too much about incomplete activities. I see them as a supplement to my Teacher Time lessons - that's where the focus is for me. The stations are practice or extension opportunities. For the centers that don't have a worksheet to be completed (the hands-on activities) I keep my students accountable by having them document the activity using the SeeSaw app. <br /><br />I hope this helps! Thanks for stopping by!<br />ErinMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-55900177012944959162016-01-18T23:34:39.914-05:002016-01-18T23:34:39.914-05:00Hi there! I found your blog and have been reading...Hi there! I found your blog and have been reading it and just purchased a few of your documents on TPT. I want to try out the Guided Math in my classroom as I've got such a wide range of abilities. I have a few questions and would really appreciate your time to share (if you don't mind):<br />- How long do you have the students at each station for? <br />- When I do work with one group of children, do they do any follow up work?<br />- what happens when the children do not "complete" the activities they are working on at a station?<br />Thank you so much in advance!<br /><br />ClaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-13087685654444663722015-11-15T14:12:17.365-05:002015-11-15T14:12:17.365-05:00Thank you for sharing these ideas! We often focus...Thank you for sharing these ideas! We often focus on our struggling students and don't take as much time for our stronger students. I appreciate you spotlighting them in this post. <br />Tammy<br /><a href="www.literacylovescompany.com" rel="nofollow">Literacy Loves Company</a>Tammy Danleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139358029585547254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-74699641682955770412015-10-28T15:51:06.716-04:002015-10-28T15:51:06.716-04:00Great suggestions!! I absolutely love what you sai...Great suggestions!! I absolutely love what you said about teaching a love of learning. I totally agree that some high achievers need to learn that it's okay to be creative and take risks! Thanks!Deb Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037711425864504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-56039731748285411592015-10-16T20:53:40.048-04:002015-10-16T20:53:40.048-04:00Thanks for visiting, Shanna Mae!
When you've ...Thanks for visiting, Shanna Mae!<br /><br />When you've been in the classroom for 18 years as I have you'll have seen every ability level and learning style under the sun. My post is simply about giving stronger students opportunities. I am not suggesting that teachers have their students perform their teaching duties, but over the years I've had many students who absolutely love to help out their peers and I've also seen many students who just couldn't understand a concept when I was explaining it all of a sudden "get it" when a peer repeated in in "kid speak". Obviously, we need to be sensitive to the needs of ALL of our students and there is one one-size-fits-all approach.<br /><br />Best of luck with the rest of your studies,<br />ErinMrs. Beattie's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953921721733529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098788881455011683.post-6002645114523481662015-10-16T15:03:54.389-04:002015-10-16T15:03:54.389-04:00Thanks for taking the time to write this article! ...Thanks for taking the time to write this article! I read so much about differentiating down, but so little the other way. You are so right that all student deserve an education appropriate to their level, not just the low and average.<br /><br />I'm not a teacher (yet) but in my ed classes I keep hearing that you should let high students teach, and I have to disagree based on my memories as a student. I HATED being paired with a low student and asked to teach him or her. I really resented the teachers for this. I felt that they were wasting my time; if the kid didn't understand what the teacher (who is a trained and experienced educator) said, what makes them think the kid will get it coming from an 11 year old? Here I am at school and all I want to do is learn new things, and instead I am stuck going over the material once as a class, then to reveiw, then as "teacher", all when it was too easy and boring the FIRST time through. <br /><br />I love your other suggestions, and I'm sure asking a student to teach will be fun for some students, but I hope y'all are sensitive to the possibility that it might not be fun for them. Shanna Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089149455109885469noreply@blogger.com