For decades, we have used ability groups to help us differentiate learning in our classrooms. The global pandemic has forced teachers to innovate practice in many ways, including how we group and organise students for learning. Paula’s talk considers what we have learned from this, and how it will inform teaching and learning in the future.
Paula is a Primary Vice-Principal in an international school in Dubai. Originally from Scotland, she has taught with different curricula across a variety of schools, including rural schools, primary schools, special schools and ‘through’ schools. Her teaching experience, spanning 13 years, has ranged from the Early Years through to inclusion support in the secondary school. She is particularly interested in how children acquire language over time and how they develop their literacy skills across all phases of the school. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx