How Do I Structure a Multi-Level Lesson?
Anyone who has structured a multi-level class understands well that it's challenging. Teachers need to consider how to decrease chaos that often comes with multi-level classes and increase learning.
There are a number of key factors to consider when planning a multi-level lesson. We need to consider how to structure the lesson as a whole and structure its parts to meet the needs of all students. Here are three important considerations when staging the multi-level lesson that will set yourself and your students up for success:
- Lesson Flow
- Student Grouping
- Meaningful Tasks
Getting Students to Show What They Know |
Structuring a multi-level lesson to meet the needs of all students, reach them, and encourage them to stretch is a challenge.
It's not always easy to structure a multi-level class that minimizes chaos and confusion while pushing each student to the next level.
Focusing on how the lesson flows, how students are grouped and how the students will interact with the content can help.
Focusing on how the lesson flows, how students are grouped and how the students will interact with the content can help.
When you unpack these considerations when planning your multi-level class, you find...