SOLO Taxonomy

HookED Teacher Reflective Question Rubrics

July 12, 2012

Leonard: So, Sheldon. How ya doing? Sheldon: That’s how you start a psychotherapy session. How am I doing? I was promised a riverboat journey into the jungles of my subconscious. Instead I get the same question I hear from the lady who slices my baloney at Ralph’s. For examples of SOLO Reflective Question Rubrics and […]

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HookED SOLO Self Assessment Tool

July 10, 2012

It is great to be able to announce the arrival of the latest addition to the HookED SOLO Learning Applications Collection. HookED SOLO Self Assessment Tool The HookED SOLO Self Assessment tool uses SOLO Maps and self-assessment rubrics to help students monitor, regulate and reflect on their own task understanding. Figuring out “where to next” […]

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HookED SOLO Describe++ Map

July 4, 2012

The latest HookED SOLO Map – the SOLO Describe ++ Map has been getting some great feedback from primary and secondary teachers alike. @arti_choke @NixRichardsbeen usingdescribe++ to death, backing up erg ideas behind critically evaluate and been getting wonderful work. — Kate Lefever (@kjlefever) July 2, 2012 Secondary teachers are commenting on the deeper insights […]

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HookED SOLO Learning Intention Generator

July 1, 2012

Learning intentions – [verb] [content] [context] Learning Intention Generator — HookED via kwout The HookED Learning Intention Generator is used by teachers (and students doing inquiry/research) to effortlessly construct differentiated learning intentions (goals or tasks) at any level of SOLO. Unpacking a concept, achievement objective or achievement standard has never been easier. Why is this […]

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Retraction from Steve Martin

March 10, 2012

Steve Martin has said that his use of the Hooked on Thinking SOLO approach in his own classroom has been one of the most rewarding experiences in his teaching career. Article July 2012 – SteveMartinGazetteFocusCSJuly2012

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Creating SOLO Taxonomy symbols in many colours.

January 20, 2012

Create SOLO symbols in hues that match the changing moods of your classroom. Need kereru bill crimson with a hint of orange to start the morning with verve?  Would something solidly academic – one of those reliable blues – help those literacy outcomes between morning tea and lunch?  What about a murky mangrove swamp brown […]

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Digital funkiness, SOLO Taxonomy and the “next steps” chicken

December 15, 2011

When DK emailed me ahead of the Learning at School 2012 conference he had an offer that captured ALL of my attention. Pam, Hope you are well and smiling? My name is DK and I’m the social media manager for CORE Education Part of my very funky role is to create some funkier digital content […]

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Launching “SOLO Taxonomy: A Guide for Schools”

October 21, 2011

Launching SOLO Taxonomy: A Guide For Schools Book 1 at the ULearn11 conference in Rotorua was a wonderfully comedic occasion. The book was stunning – the publisher Essential Resources had done a wonderful job in a very tight time-frame and I was especially chuffed that Professor John Biggs had critiqued the book and sent his […]

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