Managing the High-Ability Cluster Classroom
Thu, Aug 28
|West Central Indiana Education Service C
Have you been assigned a cluster of students identified as high-ability? Do you feel equipped to help them grow academically? Do you find it difficult to provide differentiated experiences for this group of students while also addressing the other students in your classroom?


Time & Location
Aug 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
West Central Indiana Education Service C, 1 N Calbert Way, Greencastle, IN 46135, USA
About the event
Have you been assigned a cluster of students identified as high-ability? Do you feel equipped to help them grow academically? Do you find it difficult to provide differentiated experiences for this group of students while also addressing the other students in your classroom?
You will learn how to use various strategies to meet the needs of your cluster group as well as the other academic needs within your classroom. Come join us to learn how learning contracts combined with formative assessments can serve as the framework for organizing other differentiated instruction strategies such as flexible grouping, tiered assignments, varied questions, and anchoring activities to create a learning environment for all students.
Intended Audience: K-8 high-ability cluster teachers, coordinators, and instructional coaches