What Is The Purpose Of Assessment?
In a perfect world, all assessment would be formative–an ongoing loop of learning, feedback, revision, and learning again.
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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking
What are some of the most common types of questions for teaching critical thinking? This led to many dozens of answers.
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Which Content Is Most Important? The 40/40/40 Rule
The 40/40/40 rule: What’s important that students understand for the next 40 days, for the next 40 months, for the next 40 years?
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The Difference Between Pedagogy, Andragogy, And Heutagogy
The difference between pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy has to do with purposes and roles–being taught or teaching yourself.
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50 Ways To Measure Understanding
It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.
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A New Definition For Equity In Education
When discussing equity, there are so many convenient phrases but there may be a larger view that we’re missing.
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So? So What? What Now? How To Keep The Learning Going
It’s never really over, and rather than maddening, this is indicative of a trend seemingly encouraged by the digital universe we all duck our heads into each day.
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On Teachers And Teaching And The Essential Criticism Of It All
I’d be a little disappointed if the most enduring impression of a student’s time in my classroom was a mental image of me.
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The Role Of The Teacher In The Near-Future Classroom
By deciding what stays & what goes in the near-future classroom, what’s worth understanding & what’s not, teachers have quite a bit of power.
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Tone In Teaching: 20 Words That Can Change How Students Think
Tone affects how students see themselves and their role in the learning process. The words you use can have a lasting impact.
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Improving The Relationship Between Schools And Communities
If schools serve students and students are deeply embedded in the fabric of communities, how can we serve those students without knowing those communities?
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How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology
In light of the access of modern technology, schools can evolve while simultaneously growing closer to the people they serve.
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The Relationship Between Reading And Critical Literacy
Sounds leads to words, words to ideas, ideas to perspectives, perspectives to behavioral change, and behavioral change to a better world.
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When Schools And Parents Don’t Talk
Communities don’t understand teaching and learning? Education doesn’t know what communities really need? This seems like an opportunity.
