National Board Certified elementary school teacher, Kristen Miller, shares how she uses cubing to build higher-order thinking skills with her students.
Look for:
What new skills does Kristin say her students build through cubing?
What is the overall objective of the lesson in which Kristen used cubing?
Think about:
With what lesson plans might you use cubing in your classroom?
How might you present the ideas on the cube without a visual aid? Would it be as effective?
Ready Resources:
Discussion about cube template [1]
Wheel alternative [2] to the cube, using Bloom's taxonomy for task-oriented question construction
Blank wheel template [3] for use on wall or handout
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/images/teach/activities/guide_act8.pdf
[2] http://www.edselect.com/Docs/wheel.pdf
[3] http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/thinking/blooms_taxonomy_chart.pdf