DESCRIPTION In this episode of the Helping Teachers Thrive podcast, Tem delves into the effective methods for engaging and stimulating advanced students in educational settings. She explores a variety of instructional strategies aimed at extending the learning opportunities for higher ability learners, ensuring that they are adequately challenged and encouraged to reach their full potential in the classroom. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Tiered assignments - design assignments with different levels of complexity for learnersHave higher-order questioning embedded with tasks to stretch the more able studentsCreate collaborative documents for all students to useGroup work for high ability learners to provide them with intellectual stimulation and challengeEncourage the high ability learners to challenge/think critically about thingsTrain your learners to think like youPlan your lessons to the topPlan for progressive activities for high ability learnersUse higher-order questioning to stretch the higher ability learners during Q&A sessionsBEST MOMENTS: "It was a collaborative document that they could all see and edit" "It encourages intellectual stimulation and challenge" "Really good skills that we are helping our students develop for their future careers" "They're building their communication skills, research, analytical skills" "Encourage your students to challenge you" "What would Miss say?" "I found it easier to scaffold and differentiate it down" VALUABLE RESOURCES: Patreon EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT: Inclusive Questioning: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Students Through Questioning  Blended Brilliance: Mastering Education's Hybrid Future ABOUT THE HOST: Tem is an experienced teacher who started teaching in 2009, specialising in Secondary PE. She also has experience working as an SEN class teacher in an SEN provision, and has mentored a number of teachers over the years. CONNECT & CONTACT:  Email: [email protected] Linktree: https://linktr.ee/temsteachingtips Instagram: instagram.com/temsteachingtips Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.