Designing Engaging Learning Experiences

1. Well-defined learning objectives

1.1. Posted in the classroom

1.2. Can be created with students

2. Student Inquiry

2.1. Obsercation

2.2. Experimentation

2.3. interviews

2.4. Collecting data

3. Real world experience

3.1. connections to community and every day lives

3.2. higher-level thinking

3.3. sparks curiosity

4. Prior Knowledge

4.1. KWHLAQ chart

4.2. Wonder Wall

4.3. Hook/Questioning

5. Open-Ended Questioning

5.1. Bloom's Taxonomy

5.2. critical thinking

5.3. problem-solving

5.4. effective communication and collaboration

6. Assessment

6.1. ongoing

6.2. Self-assessment

6.3. Continual, relevant, and timely teacher feedback and feedforward

6.4. formatives

6.5. summative

6.6. peer assessment and feedback