PD Day - May 26th, 2025

What is the relationship between the guiding thread and the lesson objective?

Which of these actions negatively affects the coherence of a lesson?

• Changing the topic between the explanation and the production activity

• Asking questions that support the learning objective

• Making sure each activity has a clear purpose

Mention two aspects that are important for our classes to have unity and coherence.

What should you consider first when choosing a thinking routine for your class?

• The duration of the class

• Whether there are videos available for that routine

• The objective of the lesson

• The number of students attending

If a routine worked well in one class, will it always be the most appropriate for every lesson?

• Yes, if it worked once, it will work every time

• No — the choice should be based on the specific objective and content of each lesson

• Only if students enjoyed it

• Yes, as long as the class is the same length

What is the main goal of the thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard?

• To assess students’ language level

• To promote the memorization of data

• To develop visible and critical thinking skills

• To teach exclusively through images

Can you mention what should be taken into account when encouraging active student participation?

What resources can we use to increase interaction in culture?

Can you mention at least one code-switch moment that can be used in a cultural lesson?

Which of the following best defines inductivity in a lesson?

• A teaching approach that introduces concepts through direct explanation and then provides examples to reinforce understanding.

• A method that uses student prior knowledge exclusively to teach new content without the use of any external material

• A process where students analyze specific examples or experiences to discover general principles or rules on their own.

• A strategy that relies on memorization and repetition to ensure students internalize general knowledge before applying it to specific cases.