USING DIGITAL TOOLS: DIFFERENTIATING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND CHALLENGE LEARNERS Please sign up or log in to https://quizlet.com to participate fully in this session.
Supporting and challenging learners My groups are a mix of different abilities and skills. I’m always on the lookout for ways to support and challenge the different levels in my class. I usually have to teach to the middle. It’s difficult to support students at the extremes of the class.
A class profile 30 learners | 11/12 years old | A2 course | studying 2 hours a week Just over half of the class are managing well. They need to be able to maintain their focus and attention. Around 25% struggle to use the language. They could do with more support. A small group of learners are more able and more confident. They could be challenged further.
A lesson 30 learners | 11/12 years old | A2 course | studying 2 hours a week | mixed levels • Topic: English summer school facilities • Lesson objective: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to listen for and ask for information related to choosing a suitable summer school. ☐ Lead in • ☐ Post task Lesson stages: ☐ Gist reading - controlled ☐ Focus on vocabulary - freer ☐ Detail reading
Support and challenge your learners 30 learners | 11/12 years old | A2 course | studying 2 hours a week | mixed levels Reading for detail Vocabulary Number of questions Meaning Type of questions Controlled practice
Support and challenge your learners Interactive activity tools – Quizlet https://quizlet.com 1. Create learning materials. 2. Adapt materials to support learners. 3. Adapt materials to challenge learners. 4. Use materials in class or at home. 5. Explore in-class team games.
Support and challenge your learners Differentiated materials Core Core+ Challenge maintain focus provide greater support those of majority of challenge to the that struggle to class more able and use the language confident
Core+ Maintaining the focus of the majority of the class https://quizlet.com/381284697/english-school-core-flash-cards/
Core+ (with images) Maintaining the focus of the majority of the class https://quizlet.com/381284668/english-school-core-with-images-flash-cards/
Core Supporting learners who are struggling to use the language https://quizlet.com/381284741/english-school-core-with-images-flash-cards/
Challenge Pushing the more able and confident learners https://quizlet.com/381284776/english-school-challenge-flash-cards/
Digital skills Have a go with Quizlet Let’s play … • Go to https://quizlet.com/CambridgeEng • Play Match for the different English School sets • Experience the different levels of challenge.
Digital skills Over to you Let’s differentiate … https://quizlet.com/CambridgeEng 1. Select the Eating Out (Core+) set
Digital skills Over to you 2. To create a copy, select • Customise (web) • or Copy (mobile) Quizlet https://quizlet.com
Digital skills Over to you 3. Edit the set to create either: • a ‘Core’ set to support some learners • or a ‘Challenge’ set to push others. Just click and edit. Quizlet https://quizlet.com
Digital skills Over to you 4. Rename your set as Core or Challenge. 5. Then select Create to save the set in your account. Quizlet https://quizlet.com
Digital skills Sharing with your learners 6. To share your Quizlets with learners, select the arrow under the title. Quizlet https://quizlet.com
Digital skills Sharing with your learners 7. You can copy the link, or share in other ways. 8. You can also create a class in Quizlet and share with the whole class. https://quizlet.com/en-gb/help/2444139/create-a-class
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