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This is the final blog in the series exploring high-leverage instructional strategies to strengthen Tier 1 instruction. The first blog focused on setting the stage for success before instruction. The second blog explored strategies for delivering engaging, accessible, and effective instruction. This final blog examines how teachers can use what they learn during Tier 1 […]
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This is the second blog in a series focusing on strategies teachers can use DURING instruction to actively engage students, facilitate meaning-making, and create more dynamic and responsive learning experiences. The first blog in the series, “MTSS: Setting the Stage for Strong Tier 1 Instruction,“ can help teachers prepare for effective Tier 1, so check […]
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This is the first blog in a series that explores high-leverage instructional practices that can enhance Tier 1 instruction, helping teachers design more accessible, inclusive, and equitable learning experiences. Each blog will focus on a different phase of lesson design—before, during, and after instruction—providing concrete strategies that can be applied, whether you are building a […]
In my previous blogs on MTSS, I have provided an overview of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports as it relates to instruction. I’ve highlighted how differentiated small group instruction can improve the effectiveness of Tier 1 instruction, reducing the need for Tier 2 support and Tier 3 intervention. I have also presented strategies teachers can […]
Related Podcast Episode Every teacher has faced a similar challenge: delivering a whole-group lesson to the entire class and watching the mixed reactions on the students’ faces. Some grasp the concept immediately, while others struggle to comprehend it and clearly need additional support. Approximately 20% of students in a classroom will need more than Tier […]
Related Podcast Episode Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an instructional framework that uses assessment data to identify and address students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. It provides targeted instruction, scaffolds, and support at varying levels of intensity to ensure all students receive an equitable learning experience and can make progress toward clear, standards-aligned goals […]
Related Podcast An increasing number of schools nationwide are shifting to more inclusive instruction, keeping students with special needs, individualized education plans (IEPs), and diverse learning profiles in mainstream classrooms. This shift toward inclusive classrooms is driven, in part, by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law that requires public schools to […]
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In my previous blog posts, I explored three instructional pathways for providing strong Tier 1 instruction. I encourage teachers to consider using instructional videos when they plan to say the same thing the same way for all students. These videos are especially helpful for content that students need to revisit throughout the year. They also […]
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Related Podcast Episode In my series of blogs on multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), I introduced three pathways educators can use to provide Tier 1 instruction: whole-group instruction paired with a cooperative learning strategy, video paired with an engagement strategy, and differentiated small-group instruction using the Station Rotation Model. In this blog, I’ll focus on […]
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Related Podcast Episode In my last post titled Differentiation Made Doable: The Teacher-led Station in the Station Rotation Model, I shared how small-group instruction can make tailoring a lesson to students’ needs feel more realistic for teachers. That post focused on one instructional model. This post takes a step back to explore differentiation more broadly. […]
Related Podcast Episode Today’s classrooms are beautifully diverse. Students bring a wide range of skills, abilities, language proficiencies, learning preferences, and interests with them into the learning environment. While this diversity is a strength, it also makes whole-group, teacher-led, one-size-fits-all instruction problematic. Too often, teachers are given a curriculum that is designed this way, and […]
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When I wrote The Station Rotation Model & UDL: Elevating Tier 1 Instruction and Cultivating Learner Agency, I set out to address one of the most persistent challenges in education: how do we meet the wide range of learner needs in every classroom, every day? The answer, in part, lies in rethinking how we design […]