4:00  This clip presents an idea for planning the teaching of complex topics through a "snowball technique."  The teacher and other educators talk about how this particular lesson was designed with learning tasks that scaffold in complexity and the level of support provided to students to help them learn.  Teachers could incorporate these ideas in planning future learning tasks and activities for students.  

4:59  This clip presents an idea for differentiating instruction for students and developing assessments that allow students to choose how they demonstrate mastery of content.  Ideas for planning assessments for lessons/units are provided.