Want To Become A Better Teacher? Try Slowing Down
Want To Become A Better Teacher? Try Slowing Down Read More
All of education may seem like it is trying to exert its will on your classroom. Let it push. Try slowing down. Growing things takes time.
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6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Bloom’s Spiraling is the process of starting first at lower levels of Bloom’s–recalling, defining, explaining, etc.–and then progressively increasing the level of thinking.
12 Ideas For Holiday Activities In The Classroom
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What is the relationship between The Grinch and his dog? Who’s more important to the story and why?
12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education
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In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.
20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning
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One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
Help Your Students See Their Gifts: Create A Class Resume
Help Your Students See Their Gifts: Create A Class Resume Read More
The power of the classroom resume is that it motivates students to prospect for talents and experiences among their peers.
5 Levels Of Student Engagement: A Continuum For Teaching
5 Levels Of Student Engagement: A Continuum For Teaching Read More
It was already clear that students want to ‘do well’ for different reasons but now I could see a fuller continuum of student engagement.
What Are Students Responsible For?
What Are Students Responsible For? Read More
Discussion: What Are Students Responsible For? by Terry Heick What are you doing to engage the students? How are you