Unleashing Student Superpowers

Foreword by Marilee Sprenger A Preface From the Superpower Guardians Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1. Anything Is Possible: So Why Do Our Classrooms Have So Many Limits? What's the Point of School? The Knowing-Doing Gap Teachers Are Designers I'm Busy! Where Does This Fit? Research Reminders What About the Standards? All About the Common Core State Standards Look Back and Step Forward A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 2. The Student Superpowers The Student Superpowers What Is an Instructional Journey? How Does It Promote Student Superpowers? The Superpowers Are Bigger Than Specific Journeys Debunking Departmentalization Included Components of Each Instructional Journey A Few Final Considerations Look Back and Step Forward A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 3. The Wondering Instructional Journey: What Do You Wonder? Superpower Summary and Overview Wondering Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? GAME SHOW REDESIGN Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 4. The Curating Instructional Journey: Solving a Puzzle Superpower Summary and Overview Curating Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? CREATING SCHOOL CLUBS Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 5. The Connecting Instructional Journey: Sharing Stories Superpower Summary and Overview Connecting Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? CONNECTING AROUND THE WORLD Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 6. The Digital Inking Instructional Journey: What Should We Tweet? Superpower Summary and Overview Digital Inking Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? CREATING AN INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGN Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 7. The Designing Instructional Journey: What Can You Make? Superpower Summary and Overview Designing Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? DESIGN A SCHOOL BUS Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 8. The Gaming Instructional Journey: Make Life More Fun! Superpower Summary and Overview Gaming Journey at a Glance Instructional Journey Goals Student-Friendly Authentic Learning Problem General Progression Connecting the Standards Learning Activities and Tech Upgrades Formative Assessment and Tracking Student Progress Toward Goals Final Assessment: Have Your Goals Been Achieved? GAMIFY YOUR HOMEWORK Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of All Learners Window Into the Classroom A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 9. The Superpower Audit: How Am I Doing? How Can I Track Progress? How Should These Audits Be Used? Summary A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 10. Start Today: Ten First Steps Finding Small Wins 1. It's All About Choice 2. What Does Good Work Look Like? 3. Knowing What I Know 4. Different Every Day 5. List-Group-Label 6. Student-Directed Share 7. Think Time 8. Three-Finger Self-Assessment 9. Gallery Walk 10. A Class Blog A Question to Consider as You Reflect Chapter 11. More Readings: The Fab Five Continuing the Journey A Question to Consider as You Reflect References Index