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Grouping based on mastery of standards. Students group based on where they are in mastering specific math standards.

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flexible groupings based on formative assessment data or learning style; using learning pathways or learning plans to facilitate flipped classroom and small group instruction

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Empowered students to take leadership role, improved their learning

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Empowered students to take leadership role, improved their learning

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Students taking leadership roles by helping those in other groups (student as the teacher).

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How is this managed to ensure that students are engaged in the task at hand

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How is this managed to ensure that students are engaged in the task at hand

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I use flexible grouping in ELA and math. They care grouped based on reading levels for guided reading, strategy, and for math. In math I use it for the grouping based on the standards.

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Students becoming accountable for their own learning. Students knowing where they are working and where they need to go next.

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Release of control. Setting up an environment which promotes autonomous learners

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Portfolio based assessments for the flexible groups that demonstrated personal growth within the learning targets/ rubric

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Portfolio based assessments for the flexible groups that demonstrated personal growth within the learning targets/ rubric

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flexible grouping based on content to be taught - avoiding students' asking "is this the low group?"

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teacher able to work with students who were struggling in smaller setting

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teacher able to work with students who were struggling in smaller setting

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Prep time for teachers

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It provides variety and a sense of 'newness' to activities such as reading, research and discussion. Collaboration feels more natural/organic.

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It provides variety and a sense of 'newness' to activities such as reading, research and discussion. Collaboration feels more natural/organic.

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Ensuring that the groups functional and best suit the needs of the students

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Ensuring that the groups functional and best suit the needs of the students

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How to you empower teachers to take the risk of grouping in their classrooms.  How do you foster buy-in?

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Students learning based on their learning profile with peers who share learning style

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Students learning based on their learning profile with peers who share learning style

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The amount of requirements for the school day out weighs the need for personalizing the progression of learning.

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Students realizing that teachers in grade level are a teacher for all of them...not only the teacher who is assigned to their team is able to teach them.

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The biggest concern is that students are staying focused and remaining engaged apart from teacher observation/influence.

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It's a lot of prep for teachers on the front-end!

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It's a lot of prep for teachers on the front-end!

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do we prioritize grouping based on learning style or formative data; if both, how do we do both simultaneously?

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do we prioritize grouping based on learning style or formative data; if both, how do we do both simultaneously?

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Providing resources so teachers do not feel like they are re-inventing the wheel or planning 50 different lessons

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Providing resources so teachers do not feel like they are re-inventing the wheel or planning 50 different lessons

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How can students hold each other accountable within groups to ensure maximum success? What are their reasons for staying on task?

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student accountability to staying on task

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student accountability to staying on task

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possible "re-combining" of students with problem behaviors

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Planning for each group and making sure it includes rigor. 

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Planning for each group and making sure it includes rigor. 

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How would flexible grouping work differently if we started our year with this?