# Ideas for differentiation needed

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/ideas-for-differentiation-needed/21841>\
**Category:** Resources, Tools, Differentiation\
**Tags:** differentiation\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ideas-for-differentiation-needed/21841 "2018-11-06T19:59:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jmj688](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jmj688](https://forum.code.org/u/jmj688)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ideas-for-differentiation-needed/21841/1 "2018-11-06T19:59:21Z")

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how do you catch up students who are behind?  
Do you tutor them in your planning time?  
Do you pair program with them?  
What are your ideas???

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**Author:** ![kevinsukhoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/kevinsukhoo/32/3617_2.png) [@kevinsukhoo](https://forum.code.org/u/kevinsukhoo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ideas-for-differentiation-needed/21841/2 "2018-11-07T01:55:06Z")

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hi @jmj688!

Check out this thread: [https://forum.code.org/c/csd/differentiation](https://forum.code.org/c/csd/differentiation)

hope that helps!

cheers,  
kevin

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**Author:** ![sketter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@sketter](https://forum.code.org/u/sketter)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ideas-for-differentiation-needed/21841/3 "2018-12-01T20:15:20Z")

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Use multiple methods to group students often. Let students know groups change and let them know how long students will be with their group.