The Point Of School Isn’t To Be Good At School
The point of school is not to get good at school but to effectively parlay what we learned in school in other learning and in life.
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Why Curriculum Should Function More Like A Game
Why Curriculum Should Function More Like A Game by Terry Heick Sometime around 2016, sandbox video games began to change gaming more than a little. P layers cculd now define their own terms for success, and the evolution of certain gamification elements makes this more than a fantasy in the minds of the players. There…
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7 Characteristics of Great Professional Development
What are the characteristics of great professional development for teachers? It starts with training that actually improves their teaching.
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Helping Your Students Learn To Reflect On Their Learning
What did you learn or what was reinforced about yourself? What can you take from the class activities to use in your life outside of class?
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20 Ways To Improve Student Follow-Through And Accountability
What about holding the student accountable? Let’s research-based strategies that give students the best chance for success.
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3 Fun Examples Of Technology-Based Assessement
These examples of technology-based assessment have engaging features that allow students to practice skills in and out of classroom.
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15 Of The Best Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is a matter of decoding, reading speed, and thinking about the text, all of which can improve with tiered practice.
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4 Reasons That Technology Might Not Be Helping Them Learn
The problem may not be how you’re using the technology but rather how you’re limiting students in their use of the technology.
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What Is Competency-Based Learning?
Competency-based learning is an approach to education that focuses on the student’s demonstration of desired learning outcomes.
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Maybe Testing Isn’t The Problem After All
Maybe Testing Isn’t The Problem After All by Jessica Moore, 5th Grade Teacher After four years and hundreds of millions of federal Race to the Top dollars spent creating the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test—an assessment of the extent to which students are mastering the knowledge and skills necessary…
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What Is Understanding?
Understanding: A Definition by Terry Heick Assessing understanding might be the most complex task an educator or academic institution is tasked with. Unfortunately, professional development gives a lower level of attention to developing quality assessments, training that is rarely commensurate with this complexity. The challenge of assessment is no less than figuring out what a…
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The Illusion Of The Widget
We should be cautious not to view learners as little widgets in an education machine that wheezes and chuffs and spits out educated learners.
