First steps
My goal this year is differentiation and creating more independent workers. As I start planning my first big DI unit, I wanted to try something on a smaller scale first 
I took my first steps this week. I wrote up an “instruction sheet” on the Roman achievement – about two days worth of independent/partner work that could be self directed.
While students were working, I conferenced and rotated pairs of students through an activity on my promethean board.
Reflections:
It was amazing conferencing with students. It will take me two days to actually “conference” with students though.
I would like to have more than one activity to rotate students through, and it doesn’t have to be technology.
I think I would prefer one day whole class/one day independent work. That would allow me two days to actually conference with all of the kids.
This was just a trial run – I’ll use these thoughts in designing my first unit!
