UIUC Facts
When was UIUC founded?
1867
Classifies thinking skills from lower- to higher-order complexity
Blooms Taxonomy
Who was the field-trip-loving science teacher who turned wild educational adventures into everyday lessons?
Ms. Frizzle
What's something a teacher is asked for constantly, even though students were supposed to bring their own?
A pencil
Which was the first bridge to be built across the River Thames in London?
London Bridge
How many food places are inside the union?
8
Backwards design.
What is a teacher that is associated with a bee?
Miss Honey
What's the first question students ask immediately after the teacher finishes explaining the directions?
"What are we supposed to do?"
How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?
6
What type of app was created by alumni here?
Youtube
This framework encourages teachers to provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression to support diverse learners.
UDL (Universal Design for Learning )
Who was the high school chemistry teacher who turns to manufacturing methamphetamine after a terminal cancer diagnosis?
Walter White (Breaking Bad)
What classroom object becomes the most fascinating thing in the world when a student is supposed to be working?
The pencil sharpener
The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found in which country?
USA
What buildings on campus are considered the largest in the US?
ISR (largest dining hall in the US)
Main Library (5th largest library in the US)
A school-wide framework for teaching, encouraging, and supporting positive behavior (3 tiered)
PBIS
Who was the intense criminal law professor?
Annalise Keating (How to Get Away With Murder)
I can interrupt an entire lesson without making a sound. One student starts, and suddenly half the classroom joins in. What am I?
Packing up before the bell rings
Before becoming president, he was a professor at Harvard.
John Quincy Adams
How many miles of underground tunnels are there?
9
This framework identifies the difference between what a learner can accomplish independently and what they can accomplish with guidance.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?
The deadpan calculus teacher and Mathletes coach who offers pragmatic guidance amidst high school drama
Ms. Sharon Norbury (Mean Girls)
This two-word announcement can instantly transform a carefully planned 50-minute lesson into a logistical nightmare involving missing students, altered schedules, and absolutely no instructional continuity.
What is Picture Day?
North Dakota