How do you include and explore diverse nonfiction related to LGBTIQ+A issues in your English classroom?
Groupworthy Tasks: Differentiating Mathematics for Gifted Students
This post shares instructional strategies for the design and implementation of group-worthy tasks and for balancing differentiation and rigor in heterogeneous mathematics classrooms. How do you engage gifted learners with varying levels of mathematics preparation in group tasks? How can we use group tasks to counteract the labels students bring regarding their math ability or…
Vet or Reset that Icebreaker
Amplifying #OwnVoices with Nonfiction: Recognizing and Affirming Gifted, Immigrant Youth
Cracking the Case Design: How Duke TIP Does PBL
Body Biographies: Deepen Character Analysis in English and History Class
How can we get gifted students to deepen their understanding of literary and historical characters? How can we bring together isolated facts and help students visualize and analyze the impact of a person on a story or a time period? A Body Biography is a way students can use images and writing to express that analytical and conceptual understanding of characters.
Should I Teach to the Test?
Racing Into the Real World (Part 1)
This post, the first in an occasional series, provides a framework for infusing rigor and relevance into a standards-based curriculum by looking for opportunities to help gifted students develop conceptual understanding and requiring them to use that understanding in the context of real-world problems.
Making a PBL Mystery: Build Those Bones
Set the Scene in PBL
Problem-based learning may be open-ended and ill-structured, but problem scenarios require well-defined characters, plot, and setting. Setting the scene right–with high-stakes, high-impact specifics–helps students understand the importance of the conundrum they’re about to tackle. What elements are key to your scenarios?
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