# A couple Ideas for diverse learners and CSD tools

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/a-couple-ideas-for-diverse-learners-and-csd-tools/22833>\
**Category:** Resources, Tools, Differentiation\
**Tags:** differentiation\
**Created:** [December 1, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/a-couple-ideas-for-diverse-learners-and-csd-tools/22833 "2018-12-01T23:13:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/a-couple-ideas-for-diverse-learners-and-csd-tools/22833/1 "2018-12-01T23:13:57Z")

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**Challenges using videos with advanced coder learners:**  
Students who have extensive prior knowledge may become bored or skip the levels entirely. Possible options to engage them in the videos:

- Ask them to write down key ideas
- Have them teach others
- Have them present a synthesis of the video
- Have them be tech support for other students on the following levels

**Challenges with selectively mute students in group work**  
Possible options

- Identify a list of students the student feels comfortable working with and ensure they have at least one person they are comfortable with in a group  
\*Rig “random groupings” to ensure the student works with people they feel comfortable with

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