COMPETENCY 2 RIGOR AND INCLUSIVENESS
2a TAILORING
Tailoring is pretty important. I actually believe that it's something we do in Newark MUCH better than I have seen or experienced in most school districts around us. The MOST IMPORTANT thing to remember about tailoring is this...if ALL students in your class have access to it...then it is NOT tailoring.
To be Highly Effective in this category, you really need to know your students. That's why it's important to get as many diagnostics in in the beginning of the year and continually review your data. Tailoring in some instances can be as simple as moving one student closer to the teacher, and another student further. It could mean pairing a high performer and a low performer. Some students can get a modified version of a document, while others don't.
Here are a few quick tips and resources that may help.
1. If you have a wordy document...try using rewordify.com This website allows you level text as you need.
2. Push out specific supports to specific students via Google Classroom's "STREAM" function. Select your class, select STREAM, "Share something with your class", click the paper clip if it's on your PC, click the DRIVE if it's on your drive, then click ALL STUDENTS and uncheck ALL, Click the specific students that you want to send the support information/document to. SIMPLE AS THAT...When necessary, you can screenshot that and load it into your portfolio.
3. Seating charts can be created on Power School...and then screenshot and put in your drive...create groups that pair students that are high performing with low, or create a table that needs specific attention and keep a log of each time you give that group specific supports.
There are PLENTY of ways to Tailor. I recommend you ASK your administrator what they would like to see...ask a peer that is Highly Effective in this area what THEY do...and SHARE SHARE SHARE good ideas and best practices.
Remember...when we help each other, we all do better!