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Conferencing yielded the best papers I have read in years. When I sat down to “grade” the final papers a few weeks ago, I didn’t need several red pens, as I found there were few errors. I didn’t give hours Read More …
This is my 5th year using student portfolios in the classroom. Student portfolios can have many different purposes and structures based on what the end goal of the portfolio is. I have to be honest that my use of the Read More …
by Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda If students leave our schools knowing more about their ability to learn and who they are becoming as continuous learners, they will be prepared for now and for the future. There is Read More …
When we suggest that a critical element of personalized learning is a cumulative demonstration of learning, we mean that in order for students to discover what they are capable of in the moment as well as how they grow over Read More …
By Jennifer Gonzalez. This post was first published on The Cult of Pedagogy, you can listen to the podcast episode with Mark Wise here. In my 20-year career as an administrator, I’ve had the opportunity to be a fly on the Read More …
Since September, I have been hiding a shameful secret from the other teachers in my department: I have not read a student’s essay all year. Ok – so that might be a slight exaggeration. I have read parts of students’ Read More …
This post is by Dr. Matt Doyle, Executive Director of iCERP, and Jennifer Peirson, iCERP Action Council Lead. It was first published on Education Week and is reprinted with permission. We are always struck by the elevated levels of hope and Read More …
We are a fairly large comprehensive high school in North County San Diego which continues to see our student population shift. Similar to all schools in our area, our diversity and socioeconomic levels continue to expand. Knowing that traditional lecture Read More …
English teacher Denise Earles from Madison Public Schools, CT is part of an innovation project to experiment with standards based grading in a traditional school system. Kevin Siedlecki is in his 8th year as an English teacher at Daniel Hand Read More …
First published on Inside the classroom, outside the box! and reprinted with permission. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” -Coco Chanel We know that effectively using student data to drive instruction for student learning is Read More …
