The Perfect Test: 32 Characteristics Of Quality Assessment
If we can design anything–not just digitize multiple choice questions, but start from scratch — what would a quality assessment be like?
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Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking
5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims that physical activity increases the amount of oxygen in our blood, and this oxygen is related to enhanced learning and memory. A Washington Post article suggests that many…
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John Dewey: ‘We must prepare our students…for their world.’
According to John Dewey, ‘We must prepare our students…for their world.’ by Terry Heick “The world is moving at a tremendous rate. No one knows where. We must prepare our children not for the world of the past, not for our world, but for their world–the world of the future.” That’s not Ken Robinson, but…
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How To Take Your Teaching Experience Online With Video Courses
Online courses are an excellent way to generate passive income. Here are a few video courses to help take your teaching career online!
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Book: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
This story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating novels.
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What Is Confirmation Bias?
What is confirmation bias? Broadly speaking, confirmation bias is the tendency of people to overvalue data that supports their own beliefs.
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6 Design Principles Of Connected Learning
What is Connected Learning? An approach to learning that views interests and passions that are developed in a social context as essential.
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How We Moved Our District Forward Through Data-Based Instruction
How We Moved Our District Forward Through Data-Based Instruction contributed by Tracey Severns, EdD Dr. Tracey Severns is a nationally recognized and award-winning educator with over 20 years of experience. During the 2011-2012 school year, she served as the principal of Mt. Olive Middle School and adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership program at Centenary…
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4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be”
The acceleration of machine intelligence makes it more important for humans to be critical thinkers, questioners & problem navigators.
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25 Tricks To Improve A Boring Lesson
Here are 25 quick tricks to improve a boring lesson so that students stay interested and engaged in the learning environment.
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100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know
Students can express themselves and demonstrate knowledge in new ways. Here are 100 things they can create to show what they know.
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How To Give Specific, Quality Learning Feedback To Students
To tell a student ‘great job’ or ‘this needs work’ is a missed opportunity. Specific, quality learning feedback can change your teaching.
