Description
What’s the difference between tiering your classroom instruction and compacting it?
Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T, describes it this way: Tiered instruction is a quintessential approach to differentiation, in which the same curriculum is tailored to different students’ abilities and interests. Compacting, on the other hand, involves giving a condensed version of your content to a student who has either mastered it already, or will be able to master it quickly.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- 6 steps for effective tiering
- 8 simple rules for compacting
- How to follow the interests of your GT students
Melanie – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
This is a great module to learn how to better meet students needs through tiering and compacting.
Shannon – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
I really liked learning about the tiering of lessons. The ideas and examples were great, bu I would like additional help with planning a tiered lesson.
Laura – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
Nice
Cassandra – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
I think it was great and something that the information is something that every teacher could use. Just new ideas.
Lisa – MONTGOMERY ISD (verified owner) –
It was okay
Trisha – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great presentation!
Claudia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative session. I enjoyed seeing something that I’m already doing, with a different perspective.
Toni – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I had the pleasure of being in a session by Lisa Van Gemert at a gifted conference. She made such an impression that I have subsequently intentionally sought out her books and training sessions on line. Every summer for the past three years, my professional development has centered around her offerings because I ALWAYS take something back to my classroom. This training is no different. She is wonderful.
Alissa – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This is a more basic course for those that do not have experience with the topic. As always, van Gemert is amazing but the content is more basic.
Brenda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting but the buffering of my internet at home was not helpful to say the least.
Kristin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful. Would really love to have a link to the handout that she describes in the PD. She talks about it but does not put the link in her presentation.
Vicki – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This class give a lot of good ideas for how to tier and compact lessons. It clearly explains the difference, when, and how to get started.
Ashley – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
I appreciate Lisa’s passion for helping teachers become better at serving gifted students in the classroom. This course had some great ideas and strategies that can be easily implemented to get started using tiering and compacting. This one focuses mostly on tiering, but there is some compacting discussed as well.
Kevin – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Helpful and practical course on ways to tier and compact.
Katie – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
I think the ideas were good, but I would like to see more examples.
Leah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Kara – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
lots of information
Todd – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Good.
Kristi – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very helpful!
Andy – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great training on tiering and compacting, what they are, and how to do them.
Lainie – FERRIS ISD (verified owner) –
Great information on tiering lessons.
Ruth – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
Great breakdown of tiering and compacting … excellent resources offered!
Norma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
very informational and useful
Kim – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –
It was the first good instruction that I have received on tiered lessons and compacting.
Alicia – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Great!
John – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
GREAT! Really did make differentiation seem very doable. I’m ready to try!
Esther – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Love this stuff
Leny – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information. Lisa removed a lot of the fear in trying this out.
Maria – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and great presenter. This course will help guide you to tier and compact instruction in your classroom. Handouts and links were provided to help you put to practice what is learned.
Valerie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative on leveling.
Nancy – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Really helpful ideas and resources for tiering instruction.
Michelle – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved the enthusiasm of the instructor! 🙂
Debbie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and Lisa does such a fantastic job of explaining.
April – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I highly recommend this for the teacher struggling to differentiate in an easy quick way!
christel – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
very thourough
great handouts
Terri – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Very practical information and ideas
Coral – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and very well explained.
Mavgar – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This is an amazing course that all teachers should take.
Noe – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Teachers seeking to challenge all students and make at minimum a year’s growth will love this session.
Roger – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Helpful practical ideas and procedures with implementing tiering and compacting.
Jeanne – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Lisa made understanding the difference between these two concepts so much clearer than I´ve gotten in the past. I now feel like I could do this and know how much better it will be for my students.
Angie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me the opportunity to think of tiered instruction or small groups in a different way and to help in the planning of content by always starting with the higher level student.
patricia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff, concrete ways to differentiate for students.
Nancy – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Melody – CARDINAL LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course and made the principles and methodology not as “scary” and made them seem “doable”.
Lindsay – LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It really helped to explain the differnece between tiering and compacting
Stacy – CARDINAL LOCAL (verified owner) –
The information was beneficial and was presented in a way that I can apply to my planning for future lessons.
Trevor – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I enjoy the course and how tiered instruction was explained especially.
Leslie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow along with. Easy to understand. Straight to the point.
Pamela – TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY (verified owner) –
This course made the idea of tiering easier.