We ask students to engage in independent practice at their own level, and we provide differentiated scaffolding and targeted assistance as needed.

Exceptional Ed, Brent Albert, Kenneth Coleman, Nia Dequis, Miles Greene
This JJSE special education class is a strong example of independent practice: Students are engaged in individual work, with different levels of support and degrees of independence, varying according to their individual needs. Note how the adults sometimes give a word of encouragement or correction and then move away, to allow students to continue working on their own. (This is a good example of how adults use their jedi awareness to pay close attention to everything that is happening in the room.)

Maya Gomez
JJSE Spanish teacher Maya Gomez is an expert in leading skill-based practice sessions. Just like an effective sports team practice, her classes include a mix of different drills, which are designed to help students develop different sets of skills. In this video from an introductory Spanish lesson, we can see two examples: