1. Professor Know-It-All
A presentation by Sarah R. Smith

2. What is the strategy?
Professor Know-It-All puts students in the place of experts on a topic.
After concluding an activity, students are placed in teams of 3-4
The team then answers
questions posed by
their peers
Usually for review

3. Model Lesson: Global Warming
Each group has one of two National Geographic articles on Global Warming
Read just the piece of article indicated with your group
Once finished, choose a
spokesperson to stand
for your group.
Model Question: What is
Global Warming?

4. Pros and Cons Experts learn more
Accountable for the knowledge
Easily assessed
Group may pile everything on spokesperson
Experts may not understand their information

5. What About My Content Area?
English: Have each group be an expert on one of the characters of Macbeth.
Math: Try it with the algebraic properties of equality, having an expert group on each one
History: Have an expert group on Japanese, German, and American views of WWII.

6. Resources
Global warming solutions: What can we do? National Geographic. Retrieved from
What is global warming?: The planet is heating up – and fast. National Geographic. Retrieved from