Below is a selection of resources for the NEE indicators the Sedalia #200 School District is focusing on for the current school year.

Indicator 1.2:  Cognitively engaging students in subject matter – deep thinking

  Using the Power of the Pair to Enhance Active Learning

 Constructivism

 Inquiry-Based Learning

 4 Simple Ways to Increase Engagement in the Classroom

 5 Useful Places to Find Online Lesson Plans

Indicator 4.1:  Instructional strategies leading to student problem solving and critical thinking

Critical Thinking Vocabulary and Questioning

Prompts That Get Students to Analyze, Reflect, Relate, and Question

Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking

4 Ways to Ensure Students Learn While Creating

Bloom's Taxonomy Apps - A Great Resource Section for Teachers

Q & A Collections:  Instructional Strategies

Critical Thinking on the Web

4 Ways to Start Using Active Learning in the Classroom

How the Best Web Tools Fit into Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

20 Reflective Questions to Help Students Respond to Common Core Texts

Resources and Downloads for Teaching Critical Thinking

249 Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs for Critical Thinking

Useful Web Tools to Integrate Digital Blooms Taxonomy into Your Teaching

Interesting Graphic Featuring 30+ iPad Apps for Bloom's Taxonomy

How to Use Pinterest with Bloom's Taxonomy

25 Critical Thinking Strategies for the Modern Learner

4 Different Visual Guides to Bloom's Taxonomy

35 Digital Tools That Work with Bloom's Taxonomy

Integrate iPads into Bloom's Taxonomy with this 'Padagogy Wheel'

Teaching Students to Dig Deeper

10 Practical Ideas for Better Project-Based Learning in Your Classroom

25 Top Concept-Mapping Tools for Visual Learning

What is Project Based Learning (PBL)?

10 of the Best Free Curriculum Resources for Teachers

 4 Teaching Tips for More Effective Direct Instruction 

 How to Create a Rubric that Does What You Want It To

 Best Resources for Helping Teachers use Bloom's Taxonomy

The Differentiator

Using Bloom's Revised Cognitive Domain to Improve Instructional Practice

Research Based Instructional Strategies

 Inquiry Charts

I-Search Papers

Socratic Seminars

Power My Learning

Digital Tools That Work With Bloom's Taxonomy

Indicator 7.4:  Effect of instruction on individual/class learning – formative assessment

  22 Easy Formative Assessment Techniques for Student Learning

 Hit the Mark with Digital Media Exit Cards

 How to Use Formative Assessment With (and Without) Technology

 Why Formative Assessments Matter?

 Rethinking Whole Class Discussion

 Create Multimedia Presentations and Quizzes in Edmodo

 What is Formative Assessment?

 10 Tools for Creating Class Puzzles and Quizz

 5 Great New Web Tools For Creating

 EQuizShow: An application which allows teachers to create a quiz show 

 Making Formative Assessment Transparen

 Formative Assessments Are Easier Than You Think!

 26 Teacher Tools to Create Online Assessments

 12 Strategies for Critical Assessment

 The Best Resources for Learning About Formative Assessment

 How to Create a Test That Grades Itself Using Google Forms

 Designing Assessment Using the Power of Google Forms

 7 Online Quiz Tools Perfect for Classrooms

 Integrating Assessment with Instruction

 12 Digital Tools to Implement Exit Slips

 10 Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds