

32 Habits That Make Thinkers 1. Doesn’t always seek to please others 2. Is a charismatic listener 3. Can learn from anything 4. Asks “Why?” almost annoyingly 5. Is comfortable with uncertainty 6. Writes for their own understanding, not performance 7. Values questions over answers 8. Thinks laterally, endlessly connecting this to that, here to…
50 Activities To Promote Digital Media Literacy In Students Infer the author’s purpose. Distinguish between primary and secondary audiences. Summarize the media by identifying its 3-5 most important ideas or events. Identify and diagram the literary elements (e.g., setting, characters, conflict, etc.) Identify and analyze characters as major or minor; flat or round; static or…
30 Universal Strategies For Learning Challenge something Make an observation Draw a conclusion Question something Revise a question based on observation & data Critique something Explain the significance Revise something Transfer a lesson or philosophical stance from one situation to another Improve a design Identify a cause and effect Compare and contrast two or more…
Students needed to see what a ‘quality’ reading response looked like. Once these questions were demystified a bit, it was all downhill.
50 Activities To Promote Digital Media Literacy In Students Infer the author’s purpose. Distinguish between primary and secondary audiences. Summarize the media by identifying its 3-5 most important ideas or events. Identify and diagram the literary elements (e.g., setting, characters, conflict, etc.) Identify and analyze characters as major or minor; flat or round; static or…