A Teacher’s Guide To Performance Assessment
There are many forms of performance tasks: short and long constructed response, drawings and videos, interview.
5 Resolutions To Modernize Your Teaching For 2014
5 Resolutions To Modernize Your Teaching In 2014 by Jennifer Rita Nichols, Teacher When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we all hear about the typical weight/health/finance related promises we make to ourselves – but why not use this yearly changeover to make some classroom promises instead? We can all use some new goals, and…
6 Tips For Finding Inspiration In Your Teaching
6 Tips For Finding Inspiration Every Day In Your Teaching by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist See parts 1-4 in this series, PD Sucks. Is Edcamp the Solution?, Pairing Teachers for Better Professional Development, Hacking Your Classroom and Moving The Conversation From Bullying To Climate I got together with a friend yesterday. I knew I would have fun. It’s…
How I Gave Struggling Students A Sense Of Authorship
At FREE L.A., these young people get a crucial second chance –– not just to finish their studies but also to improve their communities.
When Class Size Matters: A Tale Of Two Teaching Styles
Class size matters if you believe in active PBL. Class size matters if you allow for student choice & authentic personalization.
Using Homework As Formative Assessment
Homework is only formative if it recurs as a task in which I can learn from feedback to improve at the ‘same’ task. This is easily accessible.
Establishing A Growth Mindset As A Teacher: 9 Statements Of Affirmation
9 Statements Of Affirmation To Help Establish A Growth Mindset by Terry Heick The ability to change is among the least-appreciated professional characteristics of a teacher. This is especially true as education systems react to both external pressure, and internal instinct to change into something closer to truly progressive learning environments. As I was reading…
How To Start Your Own Blog: A Step-By-Step Guide For Teachers
One of the best education philosophies is collegiality. Without cooperation, teachers can’t remain vibrant members of a class community.
Hacking Your Classroom: Getting Around Blocks & Bans
Getting Around Blocks & Bans: Hacking Your Classroom contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist In this PD series, we address the things teachers most want and need for professional development. Professional development is an important topic–something every educator needs. However, most agree it often misses the mark. However relaxing it might be…
How My Students And I Make Meaning Together: An Actual Unit Outline
How My Students And I Make Meaning Together: An Actual Unit Outline by Jane Healey, Ph.D. In A Student-Led, Flipped, Inquiry-Based Learning Classroom Doing Authentic Work, I listed my favorite, simple approach to classroom material: Observe Wonder Investigate Conclude The response was heartening, and I was asked about an example. I currently teach Sophomore Core English…
The Teacher Bill Of Rights
The Teacher Bill Of Rights Leave it to the aptly named and solidarity-sporting weareteachers.org to develop the Teacher Bill of Rights. Depending on who you talk to, teachers are either what’s wrong with education… Public school teachers. Public menaces! They watch as children are injured. http://t.co/3R6e7ZqRNY #education #publicschool — Steven David Horwich (@homeschoolcurr) November…
Finding Your Purpose As A Teacher
What exactly do your students want or need? How will you need to “package” and deliver this gift you feel supremely qualified to teach?
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