This video focuses on creating emotional bonds with high school students, essential for an environment of learning. This 17-minute video shows teachers telling stories, connecting with students, and provoking students to engage with the teacher, with each other, and with the course material. It i...

This video shows examples of how inquiry teachers encourage students to talk to one another and ask great questions. Teachers demonstrate in real classroom environments how movement around the classroom and having students turn and talk to one another are strategies that help students learn in an...

This video highlights the importance of encouraging evidence. As information is widely available it is increasingly important to ask students, "How do you know that?" By acknowledging relevant personal experiences, citing and analyzing sources of information, teachers can demonstrate critical ski...

Strategy 4 encourages teachers to stay curious and share that curiosity with students. This video showcases teachers using strategies to maintain neutrality to encourage all students to participate in class. By asking questions such as "Why do you think that?", enlisting the classroom, and showin...

This video demonstrates how, within the constraints of time and space, teachers can fit more into each school period, while at the same time create a less stressful, less frenetic environment. Watch as teachers in real high school classrooms create environments conducive to developing thinking an...