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Students are able to acquire critical thinking skills through analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information.

Provides equity by meeting students where the needs are best served, regardless of learning capacity.

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Any kind of collaborative and/or interactive activity that provokes thought and questions like debates, experiments and case studies

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Flexibility of using household items or different options to generate results

Ability to venture into the community to collaborate or explore for resources like local businesses or museums

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Final project with rubric

Self-reflection & Peer Review to view process and give perspective

Student portfolio to track assessments

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Thinking Based Learning: A Critical Approach to Education

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Thinking Based Learning: A Critical Approach to Education

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Introduction In today's ever-evolving world, traditional teaching methods that rely solely on memorization and regurgitation of facts are becoming increasingly ineffective. As students, we need to develop critical thinking skills that will prepare us for the challenges and complexities of the future

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Any PBL examples

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our expanding library of project ideas that are standards-aligned, and cover a range of grade levels and subject areas.

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“A flipped classroom is structured around the idea that lecture or direct instruction is not the best use of class time.”  (Harvard.edu)

Ensure all students have access to content

Promote confidence by allowing students to view content prior to class.

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Students are ready to practice and apply information they have already been exposed to.

Teacher available for help, not just lecturing.

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Watch pre-recorded lecture or video

Autonomy to go ahead or view other material without supervision, due to open access to curriculum, resources, and information

Zoom meetings for discussions and open for questions.

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Students are able to show a wide range of skills and abilities, due to the ability to gain understanding prior to application or meeting in class.

How accessible the material is for all students measures success and if students are coming into class well prepared to apply newly acquired knowledge

Increased student engagement from higher confidence

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We Are Teachers

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We Are Teachers - Ideas and inspiration for reaching the next generation

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We Are Teachers is a proud community of K-12 educators, sharing ideas, resources, and awesome freebies and giveaways.

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Reading Rockets

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Explore reading basics as well as the key role of background knowledge and motivation in becoming a lifelong reader and learner. Watch our PBS Launching Young Readers series and try our self-paced Reading 101 course to deepen your understanding.

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Interactive instruction that involves teaching strategies that promote active student participation and engagement through use of interactive technologies.

Games or interactive activities can level the playing field, so to speak, when all students have the same opportunity or are in fact only competing against themselves to outperform previous trials.

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Use leaderboards for participation or incentives for completing all assignments

Using interactive tool such as VR to illustrate abstract concepts or ideas.

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Use of online gaming platforms that provide point outputs for proficiency in educational content related games.

Use of video conferencing or online simulation

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Tracking student engagement: How often are they engaging in these activities and how well are they performing?

Improvement in skills or capabilities since implementation observed and data recorded.

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Edutopia

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George Lucas Educational Foundation

The benefits of movement in the classroom aren't limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding-and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.

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A free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education.

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International Society for Technology in Education

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Computer Science & Computational Thinking

Introduction to Computational Thinking for Every Educator

In the digital age, computational thinking (CT) is an essential skill for students and educators alike. This systematic approach to solving problems is at the foundation of not just computer science, but many other subject areas - and careers - as well.

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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit organization that helps educators use technology to revolutionize learning.