Description
Differentiation in the classroom might be a little bit like riding a bike — you never forget how to do it, but you can also always learn a new trick or two! In this course, Diane Heacox, Ed.D., unpacks two important strategies: tiered assignments and flexible instructional grouping. If you are not using these two strategies correctly, you may not even be using differentiation.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- The principles of tiered assignments and flexible grouping
- How to design tiered assignments
- How to determine student readiness
- Other methods of tiered assignments
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.





Rosalva – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Very helpful to assist my GT students better
Rick – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Tonya – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –
good review of tiering
Kaylee – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
good
Angelica – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
It was a good course.
Laura – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
good
Elizabeth – NORTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Maria – NORTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
The tiering by degree of structure is an important and interesting topic
Shannon – NORTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Examples were great! Very useful ideas.
Enedelia – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information and well explained with examples of tiered assignments.
Valerie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful for differentiation.
Samantha – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very instructional regarding critical elements.
CYNTHIA – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
ALEJANDRA – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
GUADALUPE – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was easy to follow and provided good examples of how to implement the tiering in the classroom.
Jennifer – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course. I really liked how she explained the difference between flexible grouping and collaborative or cooperative grouping. She gave engaging assignment ideas to use in class.
Daizy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course lots of learning
Claudia – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
This was a very informative module, things that have been previously discussed was refreshed.
WENDY – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Eliud – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Very interesting concepts
Michele – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
The information provided in this training is applicable; however, it is also somewhat outdated.
Maria – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Michelle – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
I enjoy the ideas in this video.
Sandy – NORTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Heacox gave a wonderful lecture on this topic. I was engaged and added some great strategies to my differentiation tool box.
Christine – LAMAR CISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and interesting content.
Denise – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
good
SONIA – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Very informational and helpful in differentiating instruction for all students.