Tiering

                            

As a teacher, I want offer my students a differentiated approach to their readiness levels with essential knowledge, understanding, and skill. I want to make sure I do this at a level that is appropriate for their individual needs and skill levels. One way to do this is to use the tiering approach, which involves work or activity that fits each student and what is best for them.

Establishing clear objectives about activities and assignments is one of the key ways to tier instruction. Teachers should prepare and develop assignments and activities that are engaging and interesting for students. Leveling according to ability is important to keep learners motivated to complete the work assigned to them. There is no more “one-size-fits-all” anymore, instead, for teachers to be successful, teachers need to have specific insights into students’ readiness by assessment. Knowing the fundamentals of students’ skills is an essential prerequisite to discovering their potential.

                           

Developing differentiated versions of challenging and fun assignments creates a variety of versions for students to choose from, according to their skill and interest levels. Differing the levels of difficulty helps equalize the work load that students complete, and gives them the confidence to strive to do their best with future work. 

                                         

 If teachers can truly utilize the tiering technique, students of all ability levels will feel academically successful. By creating differentiated levels of work, and continually equalizing them, students are able to make goals that help them to reach a steady pace of improvement. Doing this creates a disciplinary connection to improved stages of development, which opens doors for further solutions, decisions, and approaches. The process of planning designing, and monitoring by the teacher, allows the student to set a steady pace of continued progression.  And that, folks, makes everyone happy!