Strategies for Digging Deeper in Content Areas
Ok. So you're using the 16 Habits of Mind and reaching the highest levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, BUT you still need more specific ways to help students dig deeper, think more critically, and truly master your content. These resources below can add even more power to your curriculum, lesson planning, and teaching to reach a depth of knowledge not yet tapped. Take the plunge!
English Language Arts
- What's different in the Common Core? Examine the shifts made in the new standards.
- Watch this two-minute video to learn about how close reading connects to the Common Core.
- Close Reading could be the key.
- Exemplar Close Reading Lessons for each grade level. Definitely worth checking out!
- Creating Text-Dependent Questions: Where's your evidence??
- While I wouldn't call KSDE my favorite resource, but this page has some quality materials for reading and writing.
- Pinterest to the rescue! Teaching - ELA: Comprehension
Math
- YOU MUST CHECK OUT THIS SITE!! Yes, I'm yelling, but it's just that good. Everything from the why to the how of using open-ended questions for math. Use the tabs on the left to browse all the gloriousness. SERIOUSLY, GO NOW!!
- Visit the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics site for downloadable resources to help achieve the Common Core.
- Kansas Association for Teachers of Mathematics has collected some great resources as well, including Flip Books for the Common Core standards for each grade level. See David for more details.
- Like TED Talks? Here's a speaker for you! Check out Dan Meyer's ideas on teaching real-world math in a variety of TED Talks and see a short video about incorporating the real world into math class.
Science
- Another example where it is suggested to get rid of the textbook...are you ready??