Lesson Makeovers

In 2021, I asked teachers to send me lessons that they wanted feedback on. I picked a few and developed a small online event around those lessons. These are the videos from that event.

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Lesson Makeover Event – Keynote

After looking at dozens of lessons folks sent in, I came up with three big ideas to address.

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Thinking Deeply About Famous Structures

Rather than just learning about one structure, let's climb Bloom's and think more deeply.

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Start High, Scaffold Down

A high level of thinking also requires the support of thoughtful scaffolding.

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Why I Don’t Use “Create”

Why I don't use the word "Create" when writing objectives.

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Comparing Fraction Strategies

Comparing fraction strategies? Let's take it even further!

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Depth and Complexity: Patterns and Quadrilaterals

Why just "identifying patterns" isn't deep enough.

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Beyond Identifying a Story’s Problem and Solution

So your students can identify a story's problem and solution. Then what?

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Engagement Isn’t The Goal

While "engagement" is fun, it shouldn't be our main goal.

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Context Clues and Classics

How to use a classic to revamp a study of context clues.

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Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses

Go beyond merely explaining strengths and weaknesses and get students thinking in interesting ways.