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When to Go Deeper? When to Just Move On?

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When should teachers take the time to build an advanced version of something? And when should they just let students move along?

What Makes A Math Puzzle Actually Puzzling?

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This math puzzle fell flat. Why? Because puzzling isn’t about difficulty — it’s about something else entirely.

How To Let Your Brain Exhale

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As a teacher, I was constantly inhaling new ideas. I became overwhelmed. Then, because I was overwhelmed, I’d inhale more ideas – hoping to find a solution to my overwhelmedness. What I needed to do was let my brain exhale.

Creativity Beyond The Fluff

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Just because a task is “creative” doesn’t mean students are at the top of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Building Creative Confidence with the Torrance Tests

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Here are a bunch of ways to quickly practice creativity with your students for zero dollars.

Unexpected Intensities

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Do you know a student who’s a little bit… intense?

The Curse of Knowledge and Checking for Understanding

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How knowing your material well easily becomes a curse… and what to do about it!

Asynchrony (For Adults)

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In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Curriculum Acceleration: Step by Step

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Your advanced students already know half the material. Here’s how to move them forward instead of making them wait.

Curriculum Compacting

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Shrink the curriculum down to what students actually need to learn. Then use the freed-up time for something better.

Teaching Criticism

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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.

Can Students Solve Your Classroom Layout Problems?

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What if your students designed your classroom layout?