A Better Alternative To Grading Student Writing
For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.
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For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.
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Pre-writing can include clarifying audience and purpose to researching and outlining, making it crucial to the quality of the writing.
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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: An ongoing index of emerging learning models, theories, and technology for progressive teaching.
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Critical thinking is the suspension of judgment while identifying biases and underlying assumptions in order to draw accurate conclusions.
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“What did you learn in school today?” It’s easy to resort to cliches when talking to kids about school. Here are some alternatives.
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What Do You Do With A Student? by Terry Heick Say you’ve got some students. Two or 122. Doesn’t matter–they’re
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From content to thought, linear learning to spiral learning, and grading to micrograding, here are possible characteristics of an innovative classroom.
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In a perfect world, all assessment would be formative–an ongoing loop of learning, feedback, revision, and learning again.
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While ‘being cool’ isn’t necessary for effective pedagogy, there is an undeniable performative component to teaching.
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Effective use of technology can reduce teacher workload, enable new instructional strategies, and improve student performance.
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Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.
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Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).
What Are Literature Circles? Read More