What Is A Socratic Seminar?
The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them.
Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Bloom’s Taxonomy is a model that can, among countless other uses, help teachers evaluate the complexity of assignments, design assessments, create curriculum, and plan project-based learning experiences for students.
6 Alternatives To Bloom’s Taxonomy For Teachers
Why might you need alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy? While wonderful, it neglects important ideas that see the whole child.
The Simplest Way To Slow The Summer Slide
Slowing the ‘summer slide’ through daily reading, writing, and ‘playing’ supports children in developing learning habits that endure.
What Is Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is an update that, among other changes, revised the language and hierarchy of the Cognitive Process Dimension.
The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction
Differentiation is a rational approach to meeting the needs of students but actually making it happen in the classroom can be a challenge.
11 Personalized Learning Strategies That Work
A choice board is a simple personalized learning tool that provides scaffolding, tiering, use of Bloom’s, multiple learning styles, and more.
An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom
This guide to questioning in the classroom views questions as signs of understanding, not ignorance–the ability to see what you’re missing.
Practice And Reflect: A Road Map To Becoming A Better Teacher
Improvement in teaching can be reduced to a matter of prioritization, practice, reflection and refinement.
Grade Differently: 7 Categories To Create Learning Badges
The effect of well-designed learning badges is a kind of encouragement mechanic that helps students see their own progress.
Moving Students From Consumers To Creators To Contributors
Education has the power to change communities — here, we discuss moving students from consumers to creators to contributors.
How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom
Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.
8 Steps For Teaching Through Project-Based Learning
What are the steps for teaching through project-based learning in your classroom? Like all good teaching, it starts with students.