Feedback and Assessment
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We need to talk about goldfish. Though often considered the most boring of pets, these fascinating little fish actually have a long history of being…
Have you ever looked—really looked—at a student’s face after you’ve offered positive feedback on their performance or behavior? I have. It’s unforgettable. In many cases,…
Our education system is full of instructional dinosaurs, activities that we do simply because they’ve always been done, for decades, and we can’t imagine classrooms…
The world doesn’t care how much you know. It only cares about what you can DO with what you know, how you can apply critical…
Yes, you read the title right. I’ve spent my career berating worksheets in blogs and tweets, pleading with teachers to move away from “drill-and-kill practices”…
Consider this for a moment. In your classroom, who asks more questions, you or your students? Honestly. We may want an inquiry-based classroom where…
On a recent call with my mother, we chit-chatted about the weather, the kids, work, etc., and then entered into a discussion about cooking. She…
We can find evidence of many industrial-age teaching strategies in classrooms across the country, and one of the most prevalent is the practice of…