Stop signals

Make a plan for “calling a halt" to a lesson.

While you will want to use time flexibly in a differentiated classroom, the time will come when you simply need to bring closure to a lesson sequence or unit. There may still be students not yet finished. It’s important to think through how you will handle that.

Some helpful approaches include:

students advance warning (a day or two ahead of time, for example) of when the deadline will be,

providing alternative homework assignments so students who want to can have a night or two to finish the work at home,

using a learning contract or

anchor activity time to allow for some additional work, or

letting the student help you figure out how he can complete unfinished work, even as the class moves on.

 

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