EXPLAIN
 Explain or teach
 Give examples of
 Make connections with
 Offer a theory that
 Describe how
 Justify/support
 Prove/verify
 Avoid common misconceptions, such as
 Teach
 Exhibit
 Induce
 Justify/Support
 Prove/Verify
 Synthesize
 Demonstrate
 Derive
 Show
 Design
 Express
 Model
 Instruct
 Describe
INTERPRET
 Interpret
 Make sense of
 Tell a revealing story of
 Provide an apt analogy for
 Decide
 Exhibit
 Show the importance or meaning of
 Translate
 Relate
 Create
 Provide analogies
 Critique
 Document
 Evaluate
 Illustrate
 Judge
 Make sense of
 Make meaning of
 Provide metaphors
 Read between the lines
 Represent
APPLY
 In a new situation apply
 Show or demonstrate
 Make a connection to
 Use in the content of
 Design or invent
 Overcome a challenge
 Adapt
 Build
 Create
 De-bug
 Perform
 Produce
 Propose
 Solve
 Test
HAVE PERSPECTIVE ON
 Analyze
 Argue
 Compare
 Contrast
 Criticize/Critique
 Infer
 See from the point of view of
 Critically examine the assumption
 Show how….fits in another context
 See limits of
EMPATHIZE
 Walk in the shoes of
 Experience directly and see
 Reach a common understanding with
 Assume role of
 Be like
 Be open to
 Believe
 Consider
 Imagine
 Relate
 Role-play
 Walk in the shoes of
 Experience directly and see
 Entertain the alien view that
 SELF-REFLECT
 Recognize your prejudice about
 Identify the lens through which you view
 See how your habits influence how you approach
 Explain how you came to understand
 Realize that even with all you now know, you don’t really understand
 Be aware of
 Realize
 Recognize
 Reflect
 Self-assess