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No applications for this program will be accepted after all vacancies have been filled. Unsuccessful applicants will have their monies refunded in full. Cancellation prior to two weeks before the program date (cut-off date) will incur a 15% service charge per applicant. This program will be payable in full for cancellations made on or after the cut-off date or for failure to attend the program. All cancellations must be in writing and emailed to us. In the event of insufficient applications this program will not proceed and registration monies be fully refunded. In the event of this program being cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances registration monies only will be refunded as Critical Agendas will not accept liability for the payment of any other associated costs. Critical Agendas reserves the right to vary the advertised programs prior to commencement. Please note Critical Agendas reserves the right to transfer participants from face to face to webinar format with price adjustments (if required), should minimum numbers not be met for face to face event
Challenge by Design: Differentiation for High-Ability Learners
Challenge by Design: Differentiation for High-Ability Learners is a fast, practical workshop that helps you integrate the right level of challenge for your high-ability learners from the outset. Instead of “more work for the quick kids,” you’ll learn simple decision rules for when to compact, what to extend, and how to group—all aligned to the Australian and Victorian Curriculum. Pamela will demystify core frameworks (Tomlinson, Maker, Renzulli, Kaplan) and turn them into clear planning moves you can apply across subjects: targeted pre-assessment, compacting pathways, tiered tasks and assessments, flexible grouping, and extension investigations that build genuine depth—not just difficulty.
You’ll leave with a ready-to-use toolkit: a Compacting & Extension planner, Tiered Task/Assessment builder, Choice-Board & RAFT templates, differentiation-friendly rubrics, and quick routines for conferencing and mini-vivas that keep feedback lean and purposeful. Expect modelling, short design activities, and Australian examples you can lift straight into your next unit. If you want high-ability students to feel stretched and supported—by design—this workshop will show you how.
