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Feedback and Assessment

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December 12, 2018 Student Engagement Strategies

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…

November 21, 2018 No Time for Student Feedback? Fret Not—Here Are Some Quick Tips

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,…

October 3, 2018 3 Common Math Practices that Need to Die (And What You Can Replace Them With)

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…

September 26, 2018 Thinking Killed the Knowing Star

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…

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November 17, 2017 In Defense of Worksheets

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”…

October 3, 2017 The One Asking the Questions...

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…

March 1, 2017 Garlic Powder and Work-Life Balance for Teachers

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…

December 8, 2016 Rethinking Think, Pair, Share

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…