--Flexible+Grouping

=Using Flexible Grouping is one of the keys to successful Differentiation.= This first file gives a visual image of what a unit of instruction can be like in a differentiated classroom which uses flexible grouping. The following several files will build your knowledge and understanding about the use of flexible grouping within a differentiated classroom.







Within the following PDF file, there is a Clock Partners organizer for flexible grouping. What is shown is an example of a teacher's copy of that organizer. It has notes for how the partners or groups are created plus strategies which would be good to use while students are in those groups. For example, the 3 o'clock time can be made of students who sit next to one another for quick processing when there is not time to move, while the 4 o'clock time can be an interest based triad of students working on a final project, and the 8 o'clock time can be a same readiness partner for use when the teacher is conducting mini-lessons on knowledge or skills. The sign up does not have to be all choice or all random, consider how it can be set up to be useful in many situations across a whole quarter or semester. A blank copy of the Clock Partners organizer is also included here.



The Dare to Differentiate site has more examples and details about Flexible Grouping.