pedagogy
bloom's taxonomy for web 2.0
There are many Web 2.0 tools out there and like any other resource some are more geared at higher level thinking skills than others. This site has a good visual to help you as you decide which tool you wish to use with your lessons as you develop them.
https://sites.google.com/a/warrenk12nc.org/emason-technology-resources/web-tools-2/web-2-0-tools-based-on-bloom-s-digital-taxonomy
https://sites.google.com/a/warrenk12nc.org/emason-technology-resources/web-tools-2/web-2-0-tools-based-on-bloom-s-digital-taxonomy
Depth of knowledge
This site has Depth of Knowledge charts for each academic content ares that focus on cognitive expectations with curricula areas, and instructional learning tasks. Each chart is a separate pdf you can download.
15 reflection strategies to help retain what you just taught them
This site describes each strategy. I'm sure you're doing some already. Read through all 15 to add some new strategies to your toolbox.
edutopia
Edutopia.org is an educational community with tips for teachers, resources and communities you can join to discuss issues from how to teach a skill to resources you find useful.
Here is a link to Six Tips for Brain Based Learning.
Here is a link to Six Tips for Brain Based Learning.
Integrating Arts
Check out this site that shows how a middle school in Maryland integrated arts into their total curriculum and their student achievement increased.
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview
coding improves writing skills
This article discusses how coding can improve writing skills. It is an interesting article and might be a way to help your students see how learning to write well will help them in the future.