Instruction

Planning with Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) in Mind

When introducing GRR to new to the profession teachers it is important to help them to make connections to the content and lessons that they will be teaching. This GRR lesson planning template is one way that I have coached new teachers through lesson planning with GRR in mind. The template was created by me, but obviously based on the GRR work of Fisher and Frey. In my experience this tool is best used after direct teaching of the GRR framework and used collaboratively in partners or small groups of teachers to work through a lesson together before moving into independent use.

Workshop Model and Small Group Differentiation

When working with teachers looking to better understand the workshop model and small group instruction, consider utilizing these two resources: Workshop Model and Management and Types of Small Groups. These documents can help to clarify the parts of workshop teaching and possible pitfalls to avoid as you plan.