Lesson Makeovers
I asked teachers to send in lessons for me to make over. I picked a few and developed a small online event around those lessons.
After looking at dozens of lessons folks sent in, I came up with three big ideas to address.
Rather than just learning about one structure, let's climb Bloom's and think more deeply.
A high level of thinking in math also requires the support of thoughtful scaffolding.
Why just "identifying patterns" isn't deep enough.
While "engagement" is fun, it shouldn't be our main goal.
The word "Create" can mask low-level tasks. Here's why I avoid using it in objectives.
Comparing fraction strategies? Let's take it even further!
So your students can identify a story's problem and solution. Then what?
Go beyond merely explaining strengths and weaknesses and get students thinking in interesting ways.
How to use a classic to revamp a study of context clues.
A big, impressive product doesn't mean that there was big, impressive thinking.