2011 Summer Institute
Teaching for Deep Understanding

Overview of the Characteristics of Effective Instruction

Collaborative Learning Teams
START Sheet ^{_{( 488kB)}}
Research-based Characteristics ^{_{( 44kB)}}
Scenarios for Collaborative Learning Teams ^{_{( 112kB)}}
Scenario Prompts ^{_{( 40kB)}}

Assessment for Learning
Assessment for Learning Brief^{_{( 528kB)}}
Frayer Model ^{_{( 20kB)}}

Rigor and Relevance
Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum ^{_{( 336kB)}}
Innovation Configuration Map ^{_{( 176kB)}}
Team Meeting Agenda ^{_{( 76kB)}}
Defining Attribute #1 ^{_{( 48kB)}}
Defining Attribute #2 ^{_{( 48kB)}}
Defining Attribute #3 ^{_{( 48kB)}}
Reflection and Analysis ^{_{( 40kB)}}

Student-Centered Classrooms
Student-Centered Classrooms Brief ^{_{( 368kB)}}
Innovation Configuration Map ^{_{( 204kB)}}
Attribute Organizer ^{_{( 44kB)}}
Give One Get One ^{_{( 36kB)}}
Response Organizer ^_(44kB)

Teaching for Learner Differences
Teaching for Learner Differences Brief ^{_{( 116kB)}}
Innovation Configuration Map ^{_{( 336kB)}}
Literature Review ^{_{( 400kB)}}
Two Column Notes ^{_{( 104kB)}}
Text Coding ^{_{( 160kB)}}

Teaching for Understanding
Teaching for Understanding Brief ^{_{( 340kB)}}

Teaching for Deep Understanding

Dr. Jean Donham
Deep Learning Concepts in the Iowa Core ^{_{( 11.7MB)}}
Learning Tasks Worth Doing ^{_{( 432kB)}}
Examining Learning Tasks ^{_{( 96kB)}}
Reading Informational Text in Literacy Curriculum of the Iowa Core ^{_{( 52kB)}}
Reflections ^{_{( 44kB)}}
Writing Task ^{_{( 44kB)}}
Iowa Core Curriculum and Conceptual Lenses/Iowa Core Literacy Standards ^{_{( 68kB)}}
Iowa Core Curriculum and Conceptual Lenses/Iowa Core Literacy Standards-template ^{_{( 68kB)}}
Tasks for Review ^{_{( 176kB)}}
Scenarios: Nudging toward Deep Learning ^{_{( 64kB)}}
Iowa Core Literacy ^{_{( 2.6MB)}}
Iowa Core Math ^{_{( 3.5MB)}}

Mary Schmidt
A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview ^{_{( 40kB)}}
Taxonomy Tables ^{_{( 244kB)}}
Taxonomy Poster ^{_{( 228kB)}}

Universal Constructs
Universal Constructs form ^{_{( 32kB)}}
Team Processing Tool ^{_{( 44kB)}}

Mathematics Breakout Session
Standards for Mathematical Practice in Action ^{_{( 48kB)}}
Structure for Iowa Core Content Standards ^{_{( 60kB)}}
Characteristics of Effective Instruction ^{_{( 56kB)}}

Literacy Breakout Session
Iowa Core Literacy ^{_{( 2.6MB)}}

Science Breakout Session
Energy Card Sort ( ^_28kB)

Social Studies Breakout Session
Seinfeld Teaches on SNL ^{_{( 3min)}}
Social Studies Quiz ^{_{( 24kB)}}