Where are your students?

Where is your school?

Why?

How can you get from new bud to steady growth?

        respected

                       inspected 

                       corrected

• Identify Classroom Roles: Determine the various roles needed for a well-functioning classroom, such as a manager, recorder, timekeeper, or mediator.

• Assign Symbols: Use animal symbols or other icons to represent each role. This adds a fun, visual element to the process.

• Define Responsibilities: Clearly outline the tasks and expectations for each role, making it easier for students to understand their responsibilities.

• Allow Student Input: Involve students in selecting roles, responsibilities, and symbols. This promotes engagement and gives them a sense of agency.

• Encourage Collaboration: Use the role cards to facilitate teamwork and cooperation within groups. This can help students learn from each other and build a collaborative classroom culture.

• Promote Ownership: As students take on their roles, they develop a sense of ownership and pride in their contributions to the classroom environment.

• Reflect on Effectiveness: Periodically review the roles and responsibilities to ensure they are meeting the needs of the class, and make adjustments as necessary.

pick a word - explain without using the word

(taboo)

(facing down)

pick 3 - choose which ones the odd one out- other people guess - Say good guess but not my answer

(facing up)

pick 3 - create a sentence that makes sense - others have to agree that it makes sense

separate vocab into groups and choose a rule - other groups have to figure out your rule

Listening tasks shouldn’t just train students to “get the answer”—they should help them truly understand what they hear. By adapting speed, vocabulary, examples, and perspective, we can meet different learner needs—whether that’s breaking content into chunks, using analogies, or offering alternative explanations.

With tools like Google AI Studio, we can now create custom audio in minutes, on any topic, at any level, in exactly the style our students need. This gives learners multiple ways into the same content, making listening more accessible and meaningful for all. Differentiation is no longer about finding the perfect recording—it’s about making it.