Where: Online Type: Ongoing and Self-Paced Fee: $45 WRESA Member $65 WRESA Non-Member Hours: 15 Contact Hours Audience: 6-12 teachers Presenter: Pam Sutton, Instructional Coach for Henderson County Schools Facilitator: April Spencer - For questions, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org
We know that teaching higher order thinking is an important part of helping our students grow and increase rigor. This course will give you many opportunities and strategies to accomplish this task. We will also improve the quality of questions posed to students in order to continue to improve these skills.
Main objectives include:
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using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to scaffold students to think more critically,
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purposefully planning questions in lesson plans, and
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building rigor in both face to face and virtual environments.
NC Professional Teaching Standards Addressed in this Course:
- STANDARD II: TEACHERS ESTABLISH A RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS.
- STANDARD IV: TEACHERS FACILITATE LEARNING FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
- STANDARD V: TEACHERS REFLECT ON THEIR PRACTICE.