Curated websites & Articles to advance effective teaching in every classroom 

​Tools and Resources​

• Depth of Knowledge Wheel
• Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel
• Costa's Level of Inquiry

• ​Bubble Graph Template - download

Rigor

• Ramping Up Student Performance - By Mark Wise, Feb. 15, 2019, Edutopia
• Rigor in the Differentiated Classroom - By Barbara Blackburn, October 24, 2017, edCircuit
• Brookings - Complementary strategies for teaching collaboration and critical thinking skills - By Tara Barnett, Ben Lawless, Helyn Kim & Alvin Vistia, Dec. 12, 2017
• In order to Challenge Students, We Need to Go Beyond Grit - By Douglas Fisher and Nacy Frey, Oct 17, 2017, We Are Teachers
• Rigor - The Glossary of Education Reform
• Rigor: It's all the rage, but what does it mean? by Richard Lee Colvin and Joanne Jacobs
• Excellence in Education - by Barbara Blackburn
• How to Add Rigor To Anything - TeachThought
• Do Classroom Assignments Reflect Today's Higher Standards - by Sonja Brookins Santelises & Joan Dabrowski​

Questioning and Engagement

• Unleashing the Potential of Classroom Questioning - By Jackie A. Walsh and Beth D. Sattes, July 4, 2016, Corwin Connect
• Extending the Silence - Giving students several seconds to think after asking a question—and up to two minutes for some questions—improves their learning - By John McCarthy, January 10, 2018, Edutopia
• Response: How Can We Use Questions Most Effectively in the Classroom? - By Larry Ferlazzo, November 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher
• 28 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies, TeachThought Staff​
• The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Critical Thinking - Global Digital Citizen Foundation
• Seven Ways to Increase Student Engagement in the Classroom, - By Stacy Hurst, Reading Horizons, Sept. 18, 2013
• ​Higher-Order Questions, Rigor, and Meeting the Common Core State Standards - By Kathy Dyer ​
• It puts kids to sleep - but teachers keep lecturing anyway. Here's what to do about it. - By Valerie Strauss, July 11, 2017, Washington Post​

Questioning and Engagement - continued​

• Wandering mind not a happy mind - By Steve Bradt, November 11, 2010, Harvard Gazette
• Seven Teacher Moves to More Engaged, Higher Performing Classrooms - By Heather Staker, AdvancED​ ​

Strategies

Instructional

• Q & A Collections: Instructional Strategies - By Larry Ferlazzo , September 5, 2017, Education Week

Engagement

• 3 Myths About "Empowering" Students in Schools Today - By George Couros - November 16, 2017 - George Couros Blog
• 3 ways to make classrooms more interactive - by Mike Broderick, e-School News
• Motivate Students by Answering These Four Questions - By Josh Parker, Jan. 11, 2018, Education Week Teacher

Collaborative

• 5 Tips for Making Group Work Manageable - by Kristina J. Doubet & Jessica Hockett
• Collaboration Executive Summary for Educators - Pearson & Partnership for 21st Century Learning 
• Teacher as Director: Four Questions to Promote Small Group Collaboration - By Carolyn Harper, Nov. 17, 2017, EDWeek​

​Science

• Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary - by Sarah J. Carrier, LearnNC

Math/Science

• Teacher Vision Resource

Math

• Mathematical Design Collaborative

Assessment

• Integration of curriculum and assessment - Northern Arizon University
• ​22 Powerful Closure Activities - by Todd Finley

Educator Websites

• TeachThought
• Edutopia
• The Education Trust​
• Super Summary - The Ultimate Teacher Resource Guide