Q1 Higher Order Thinking

Welcome to this week's Instructional Blogpost!  With just coming off our Keys to Literacy Training and our discussion about higher order thinking & questioning, I thought it was the perfect time to get some resources into your hands to bring this magic into your classrooms!

REMEMBER...metacognition is thinking about your thinking.  Strong readers do this naturally!  Others need more modeling with Think Alouds!  

I love this TedTalk all about higher order thinking! 

 It is a MUST listen!

There are no right or wrong answers with thinking...

Cult of Pedagogy brings the idea of CURATION Tasks!  This is an amazing idea that lends itself to creating tasks for your students to "THINK" their way through. 

Each task is embedded with a short written piece.  It is a perfect way to get students to write about their thinking without them even knowing!  

Be sure to check out her recommended digital resources to help support your students higher order thinking!

Bring accountable talk into your classroom with these FREE A.T. task cards from Teaching in the Heart of Florida!

I love Socratic Seminar but it isn't always easy in the elementary world. BUT...there are ways to scaffold it so that your little learners can benefit from this powerful "thinking" framework! 

Check out this video all about SS and a freebie I found to support it in the elementary classroom from The Paisley Owl!

Happy planning and thinking!