deep learning

New HookED Resource SOLO Maps and rubrics

2 20, 2022

SOLO Maps and Rubrics for using academic language (academic verbs) are now available as a free download from the HookED Free Resources Page. Redesigned by the inimitable Danish educator Tobias Jacoby, the editable maps and rubrics feature the clean lines and practical functionality of Danish design. They are available for download in MS PowerPoint or […]

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Concepts and threshold concepts

7 5, 2021

Concepts or “BIG ideas” are often used in schools to provoke and extend connections enabling a shift from surface to deep understanding.  They can also be a first step to the deeper notion of “ways of knowing” or epistemic knowledge.  Concepts help students shift from “stuff I know” (declarative knowledge) to putting the knowledge to […]

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Ways of knowing

7 2, 2021

I am thinking about epistemic knowledge “ways of knowing”. How I get to add things to the “stuff I know” box is interesting.  It also requires me to think about the options for critical review of the stuff in the box.  And then there is taking things out of the box.  To ask, what are […]

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Analysing a health issue

6 28, 2021

Using SOLO Maps to analyse and address a health issue diabetes in the Pacific. Analysing a health issue describing symptoms, who is affected, and then explaining its determinants (causes) and implications (effects) on well-being is a significant undertaking. Note: Possible determinants of health include socioeconomic status, education level, geography, cultural identity, social inclusion and integration, […]

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Interpreting a historical event

6 26, 2021

It is hard to understand what is going on in the world when everyone is shouting and no one seems to care about the conch shell. There is increasing cognitive load involved when we help students think like a historian. If we accept that determining the significance of a historical account is nuanced work, then […]

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There is magic in graphs

6 23, 2021

“There is a magic in graphs. The profile of a curve reveals in a flash a whole situation — the life history of an epidemic, a panic, or an era of prosperity. The curve informs the mind, awakens the imagination, convinces.” – Henry D. Hubbard Seeing the “magic” in a graph is like the, “THEN […]

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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

6 17, 2021

‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle’* Embed from Getty Images Exhorting others to “be kind” is not helpful if we don’t take time to clarify what “being kind” is like. Being kind is often used as a place holder for showing empathy (cognitive, emotional and compassionate). An observation that prompts […]

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Melbourne University Network of Schools

9 9, 2019

View this post on Instagram A nice little morning of PD with SOLO Guru Pam Hook. Just helping the old brain absorb the info 🧠 . . #graphicrecording #graphicfacilitation #visualthinking #visualfacilitation #visualnotes #visualrecording #livescribe #livescribing #livedrawing #neuland #sketchnotes #doodling A post shared by Matt Handley (@_highlyvisual) on Sep 8, 2019 at 6:04pm PDT

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Danish design for deep learning

7 19, 2018

Embed from Getty Images How a Danish educator designs for deep understanding during student research in History. The deep understanding is a teaching goal for me its not enough that they know about the war and the war came. They have to understand the consequences and the influences of the historical event on the future. […]

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Kahukura Cluster Conference

6 2, 2018

Surface to Deep on Friday was a remarkable day of teachers sharing their professional practice. Teachers from the Kahukura Community of Learning Christchurch South Intermediate School, Sacred Heart School, Thorrington School, Addington Primary, Sommerfield School, West Spreydon and Cashmere Primary School gathered together for a day focused on shifting from surface to deep learning outcomes. […]

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