Elevated Learning | Empowering Critical Thinkers Using Vertical Learning and Rich Thinking Tasks; Sparking School-Wide Conversation on a Learning Vision Course
Elevated Learning | Empowering Critical Thinkers Using Vertical Learning and Rich Thinking Tasks; Sparking School-Wide Conversation on a Learning Vision Course
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Looking for a way to energize your staff and transform learning—with a full year of instructional leadership already planned for you?
Elevated Learning is a year-long, school-wide professional development experience that equips educators to create student-centered, thinking-focused classrooms. Inspired by Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, this program expands high-impact strategies to all subjects and grade levels—empowering teachers to foster deep thinking, meaningful collaboration, and student ownership of learning.
As the school leader, you’ll guide your team through 10 transformative sessions using ready-to-go presentation slides and resources. Along the way, teachers engage in ongoing reflection and collaborative conversations that build collective capacity, align instructional practices, and drive long-term impact for every learner.
What Educators Will Gain:
- A shift from teacher-led to student-centered instruction.
- Strategies for creating rich, engaging thinking tasks.
- Techniques for purposeful questioning and student-led discussions.
- Rich discussions that challenge the norms of education for the better.
Course Content with Estimated Time
- Session 1: Shifting Norms & Engaging Students as Thinkers (120 minutes)
- Session 2: Rich Curricular Thinking Tasks (90 minutes)
- Session 3: Creating & Experiencing Rich Curricular Thinking Tasks (60 minutes)
- Session 4: Teacher-Centered or Student-Centered? (60 minutes)
- Session 5: Purposeful Questioning & Accountable Talk (60 minutes)
- Session 6: Building Independent Thinkers (60 minutes)
- Session 7: The Role of Note-Taking (60 minutes)
- Session 8: Formatively Assessing Learning (60 minutes)
- Session 9: Supporting & Engaging All Learners (60 minutes)
- Session 10: Reflecting, Refining, & Preparing (30 minutes)




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If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may return most items within 30 days of the original purchase date. Returned items must be in unused and original condition with all packaging and items intact. To start a return, you can contact us at shop@cesa6.org. Return shipping costs are the customer's responsibility. Certain items cannot be returned, such as digital downloads, access to online courses, custom orders, and final sale items.
How can I apply my organization's tax exempt status to my order?
If you are a tax-exempt organization, please send a copy of your tax-exempt certificate along with the name and business email address associated with the tax exempt account to shop@cesa6.org. You will receive an email notification when the tax exemption has been applied to your account, which will then be applied to all eligible future orders.
Who is CESA 6?
We are a member-driven cooperative educational service agency located in Wisconsin. We serve school systems within our region, throughout the state, and across the country by providing educators with the latest technology, innovative resources, and valuable guidance from our experienced experts. Read more here.
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