Use this self-reflection tool from Teaching the Whole Teen by Rachel Poliner and Jeffrey Benson with your students and help them discover what gets in the way of being their best selves and how they can further develop themselves.
Use this self-reflection model from Visible Learning for Science, Grades K-12, as a follow-up technique once a lesson has occurred that helps students understand where they were and where they are now.
Use this template from the second edition of From STEM to STEAM to guide you as you design a STEAM unit across grade levels at your school.
Use this activity from Learning Science by Doing Science to guide your students in an investigation activity with familiar everyday materials that introduces students to the kinds of questions scientists ask and the practices they use when trying to figure out answers.
Use this list of alternative ways to say “good job”, from Engagement by Design, to keep your students encouraged and motivated in their learning.
Use this lesson from Developing Writers of Argument to give students a chance to practice developing an argument of their own and defending it effectively in a debate.
Get a sneak peek into the book with this first chapter of Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, Grades K-12, where the authors define what an assessment-capable learner is and explore how teachers can create them.
Watch this video of Douglas Fisher, author of Rigorous Reading, discussing methods for analyzing complex texts and the expectation for students to "read like detectives and write like reporters," enabling students to dig deeper into texts and defend their findings with evidence.
Use these tools from Feedback that Moves Writers Forward to strategically structure how you provide feedback to students in a way that supports their writing development—without diminishing their enthusiasm.
This lesson from the Teacher's Guide included with Becoming an Assessment-Capable Visible Learner, Grades 6-12, Level 1: Classroom Pack is set up to help you support your students in asking the right questions to get the feedback that they need.
Use these ideas for indpendent disciplinary reading from Disciplinary Literacy in Action to inspire a schoolwide culture of independent reading.
In this module from The Teacher Clarity Playbook, Grades K-12, the authors discuss useful methods for determining the concepts students must master and the skills they need to attain to meet the standards.