Writing Differentiated Lesson Objectives
My early lessons didn’t even have objectives, let alone good objectives! Here’s how to build four-part, differentiated lesson objectives.
What Makes A Math Puzzle Actually Puzzling?
This math puzzle wasn’t so puzzling. What went wrong?
Help Students to Memorize Anything
How to memorize the countries in Africa, the Japanese writing system, or a deck of cards.
Creativity Beyond The Fluff
Just because a task is “creative” doesn’t mean students are at the top of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
An Inductive Exploration Of Geometry
With inductive thinking, students will work from parts to whole, discovering big ideas along the way!
Why “Analyze” Is My Favorite Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Analyze is like a gateway that connects the lower- and higher-levels of Bloom’s. But make sure you’re truly asking an Analyze-level question!
Explain Concepts with the Frayer Model
Giving a definition just doesn’t cut it! Use the Frayer Model to explain (and assess!) vocabulary.
Moving Students from “On-Level” to “Advanced” in Writing
What separates our on-level writers from our advanced writers?
From Summary to Synthesis
Here’s how you can move from merely “summarizing a text” to a high-level task that culminates in synthesis.
Teaching Criticism
Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.
Response to Lit: An Inductive Approach
Here’s how one teacher uses inductive thinking to help students respond to literature.
