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Do I understand tiering? Good question. I think I do. Can I do it? That's a whole new question. I am not certain. As I read the RAFT activities and the Think-Tac-Toe Example, they both seemed to be tiered. The options for activities seemed to range from less complex to abstract. Both activities allowed for student choice/shared responsibility for the classroom-a hallmark of a differentiated classroom as well as absolute clarity about what is important to learn. As I type this, my question is-can an activity be differentiated and not tiered? or are they the same thing? Therein lies my uncertainty. Did you tell us that tiering is differentiating for readiness levels? So, maybe you could have an activity that is differentiated and not tiered? You can see that it is late and I am not sure I am making any sense, no wonder there is so much mud on my windshield!
The Learning Tickets are absolutely tierable. They include specific assignments and activities that are geared directly at the students readiness as well as possibly interest or learning profile. These tickets are even tiered by ability to manage their own time or not.
Is this a trick question? Because I think ThinkDots are tiered also. Each activity has several versions to fit the readiness of the students. It catches their interest and clarifies what is to be learned.
The Multiple Entry Journals, also are tiered. They are much like the Learning Tickets and ThinkDots in that they take into account the readiness levels of students. A basic and an advanced version are available depending on where the student is in their understanding.
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Wow! You're RIGHT THERE... ready to see the whole picture! Your question is perfect. Yes, tiering IS differentiation. It is a specific KIND of differentiation... it's when you tier either the content, or the process, or the product FOR READINESS. In other words, it's not tiering if you differentiate FOR INTEREST, or FOR LEARNING PROFILE. It IS differentiating FOR READINESS. Therefore, yes... you will WANT to differentiate sometimes to motivate students to show you their very best effort. In that case, you would want to differentiate FOR INTEREST. When you want the students to work on something in their known learning style or Gardner's intelligence, you would differentiate FOR learning profile... and that WOULDN'T be tiering, either. Tiering is differentiating for READINESS. The way you discussed the learning tickets, the thinkdots, the multiple entry journals.... all indicate that you do understand. Superperbly!
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