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Jun 2022
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192: How to Use Backward Chaining to Dif...

JENNIFER GONZALEZ
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We've covered a lot of differentiation strategies over the years, and here's one you may not have heard of: backward chaining. It allows students to start a task a few steps ahead, allowing them to experience a sense of completion that might otherwise be out of reach. My guest Melanie Meehan explains how it works. 

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