Yesterday, I posted about SOLO, a taxonomy that is somewhat similar to Bloom’s, but is presented to the students differently and used for assessment in some schools. SOLO has 5 different stages, and one of the more interesting activities that I’ve seen for engaging students in the later stages (multi-structural, relational, extended abstract) is called … Read more
Engage Their Minds will be on a hiatus from 7/9/12 to 7/15/12. New posts will begin again on 7/16/12.
I have created a Year-End Reflection Tic-Tac-Toe board for my students that I would like to share with you. Each cell in the board, when scanned using a smart device with a free scanning app, will take the user to a web page with a thought-provoking question to help him or her to assess the … Read more
I have a new store on Teacher’s Notebook, and I am featuring two new products on it, in addition to my Easter Creative Thinking Packet. There is a packet for primary students (1-3) to do research on a country using Dr. Sandra Kaplan’s Depth and Complexity. There is also a Spring Creative Thinking Packet. I … Read more
February 13-19 has been designated as Random Acts of Kindness Week. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has many resources, including: monthly calendars, posters, and cards. They also offer bookmarks, videos, and other links on their RAK Week page. For another twist on an activity for next week, you can also check out my Random … Read more
One of my colleagues, Ginny Daniels, mentioned this fascinating show on National Geographic, and I had to look it up for myself. Apparently, I missed the airing of the episodes, but National Geographic has video clips available online, as well as some games and other resources to challenge your own perceptions. One of the fascinating … Read more