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.
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.
Explain Concepts with the Frayer Model
Giving a definition just doesn’t cut it! Use the Frayer Model to explain (and assess!) vocabulary.
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!
Moving Students from “On-Level” to “Advanced” in Writing
What separates our on-level writers from our advanced writers?
An Inductive Exploration Of Geometry
With inductive thinking, students will work from parts to whole, discovering big ideas along the way!
Response to Lit: An Inductive Approach
Here’s how one teacher uses inductive thinking to help students respond to literature.
From Summary to Synthesis
Here’s how you can move from merely “summarizing a text” to a high-level task that culminates in synthesis.
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.
