1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Let's chat about an easy way to push students' observations, analyses, and questioning to a higher level. Using a strategy known as &quot;Think Like A Disciplinarian,&quot; students are challenged to take on the perspective of an expert in a field or topic. Students ask questions, make observations, and draw relevant conclusions that a specific disciplinarian would note about our topic of study.&amp;nbsp; Why is this helpful for teaching higher order thinking skills? Taking on a specific perspective allows students to openly ask questions and analyze a topic in a more complex way, vs just making our own observations as 5th graders Social pressure of being viewed as &quot;wrong&quot; or not knowing something everyone else knows is virtually eliminated when we shoulder the questions onto an imaginary disciplinarian. Inspires complex questioning that helps students reach a deeper understanding of the content 🎉 Grab the&amp;nbsp;FREE on-demand training &quot;5 Keys to Increasing Student Engagement in Upper Elementary&quot; here. You'll get project examples, instructional strategies, and as always, some teacher pep talks to keep your own teaching passion burning bright!&amp;nbsp; Connect with me on Instagram @AppleBlossomTeachers, and don't forget to leave a review here in your podcast app if you're enjoying the show!&amp;nbsp; Apple Blossom Teachers http://appleblossomteachers.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25974870/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/25974870