Tiered Task design for the Australian Curriculum

1. Tiered Task design for the Australian Curriculum Differentiation through ‘tiered’ task design

2. An example task Taken from an example in the Year 6 Science portfolio Background information: Students studied a unit of work on electrical energy. Students had explored construction of electrical circuits. The teacher had discussed safety precautions with the class. The low voltage light bulbs and batteries used in this investigation were safe to touch and cannot draw large currents or reach hazardous temperatures. The glass bulbs were relatively strong but had to be handled with care to avoid breakage.

3. Task: Design and create an electrical switch Students will be asked to: • design an electrical switch that is both safe and able to be switched on and off repeatedly • represent their design in a diagram • build the electrical switch • test the success of their electrical switch • reflect on the design of their electrical switch and make recommendations for improvement • communicate the findings in a report.

5. http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

6. Scroll down to the achievement standard description

8. Step 2: Copy and paste sections of the content descriptions that relate to the task.

10. Your turn … think about some learning goals you might use

12. Step 4 : Determine your usual starting point: jot down what you would typically do for for this task Students will be asked to design and make their own electrical switch. They will: • design an electrical switch that is both safe and able to be switched on and off repeatedly • represent their design in a diagram • build the electrical switch • test the success of their electrical switch • reflect on the design of their electrical switch and make recommendations for improvement • communicate the findings in a report.

13. Step 5: Write a differentiated task and explore resources that could be used to support itE.g. Scootle

14. Scootle – well worth a first look • www.scootle.edu.au • Log in with your DoE email address • If you have forgotten your Scootle password, they will email it to you immediately: click here • If you have never registered ask your school Scootle admin person to email you a registration link for your school

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16. Filter by year level/s Note: remember to click on the green button! Apply filter

17. Expand relevant headings and click the link toView elaborations and matching resources

18. If too many results, refine the search by your topic

19. Choose the resource/s to meet your needs

20. Some resources are organised into convenient collections

21. Making it accessible to students: Convert/add to a learning path

22. Edit the learning path as needed Either give your students the PIN Number, ORSend your students the link; email, class Favorites list, or link on the school intranet

23. Use the resources to differentiate

24. More independence Greater complexity Depth of knowledge Extending the basic knowledge and understanding and providing engaging opportunities to apply their learning. Key vocab provided Task broken down to simple steps More support Simple task Core content Extra support for those who need it