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Jun 25, 2009
Create Rigorous Lessons Using Psychomotor Domain
The psychomotor domain from Bloom's taxonomy provides questions and a familiar structure from which teachers can develop more rigorous lessons. more...
Jun 23, 2009
How to Write Learning Objectives
Bloom's taxonomy is ideal for writing learning objectives once the desired outcome of a lesson is known. more...
Jun 19, 2009
How to Write Competencies
Creating competencies for lessons and courses can be accomplished by applying Bloom's taxonomy to the desired outcomes. more...
Jun 12, 2009
Competencies Verses Learning Objectives
Competencies and learning objectives are two related educational terms, but they do not mean the same thing. more...
May 19, 2009
Teaching Middle School Kids Technology
Teaching technology at the middle or junior high level includes combining experiential learning with student interests. more...
May 7, 2009
Summer Reading for Teachers
Summer reading lists for teachers are as popular as those for students. Find some colleagues and create a summer book club for professional development. more...
May 4, 2009
Using the Cognitive Domain to Include Rigor
The cognitive domain from Bloom's taxonomy provides a familiar structure that can help teachers include higher order thinking skills in the curriculum. more...
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Jun 28, 2009
Curriculum Planning with Backward Design
By: Suzanne Pitner
Backward planning is used by effective teachers to set academic objectives first, then writing lesson plans to meet those goals. This results in greater student success. more...
Mar 18, 2009
Response to Intervention (RtI) in K-6 Classrooms
By: Barbara Abromitis
Many school districts have adopted RtI as a model for helping teachers systematically use assessment data to individualize instruction and meet the needs of all students. more...
Mar 16, 2009
Classroom Instruction That Works
In this informative book, Robert Marzano describes nine categories for instructional planning that research shows to improve student achievement. more...
Mar 14, 2009
Can Teaching Change the Brain?
By: Mary Desaulniers
According to educator James E. Zull, teaching is the art of changing the brain. more...
Feb 20, 2009
The Teaching Ethics by Fiction Method
By: Tim Atkinson
The concepts of setting, plot, character and conflict are good instructional teaching strategies to use when analyzing the moral dilemmas found in real life. more...
Feb 16, 2009
Reading for Real Teaches Kids to Love to Read
By: Margaret M. Williams
Reading consultant Kathy Collins shows how to use reading clubs to teach K-3 students to read with power, intention, and joy in this resource for primary grade teachers. more...
Jan 21, 2009
Using Rubrics for Grading Subjective Work
By: Nicole Hempeck
The use of rubrics is essential in all classrooms, at any level, to ensure consistency and fairness in grading practices. more...
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