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What's Best For The KidsBy Terry Heick
I remember hearing this phrase when I was handed a towering stack of fluency probes that represented about 3-4 hours of “in addition to” work per week.
I wasn't against the idea behind it all (supporting the literacy of struggling adolescent readers), but rather the execution. All those probes, and all that data, and almost no room for adjustment of teaching and learning based on that data.
It didn't make any sense–in fact, it was actually taking away from my ability to do other “cool stuff” that might actually reach the minds of students...read more
6 Common Misunderstandings About Assessment Of LearningBy Iain Lancaster
Over the past two decades there has been a lot written, and much discussion, around the effective use of assessment in the classroom.
Unfortunately, many educators, particularly at the secondary school level, continue to cling tenaciously to “traditional” practices which are, at best ineffective and at worst, counterproductive to the goals of modern education. Here are six common misconceptions about assessment and evaluation that we could stand to rethink...read more
11 Steps Of Effective Project-Based Learning In A Blended ClassroomBy TeachThought Staff
Student-to-Material Interaction: Effective PBL Learning in the Online or Blended Classroom
What is the most effective way to get students to grapple with the subject matter? How can students be held accountable for their work? How can the synchronous and asynchronous technologies best be used to help students understand the different levels of learning? What does it take to make students accountable for their ideas and the information they are required to learn too? One of the best methods of teaching, using online learning, is for students to do inquiry or project-based learning that empowers them to come up with their own facts, ideas, and conclusions. By making the classroom a cross-curricular event the students learn many of the practical skills they will need to have in education or business...read more
25 Essential Apps For Mobile LearningBy TeachThought Staff
Everyone seems to talk endlessly about the role of smartphones and other mobile technologies play in today’s classroom, especially when it comes to the best apps to get teachers organized and keep students learning. Higher ED has not inoculated itself against the spread and ranks from the university president down to the lowliest of fresh meat tote around a smartphone or a tablet these days. Some, of course, benefit the faculty more than others, and the following prove pretty popular among professors these days...read more
8 Characteristics Of A Great TeacherBy Ian Lancaster
What makes a teacher strong?
What differentiates the best from the rest? There’s no shortage of bodies (some dramatically misguided) attempting to solve this riddle. The answers are nebulous at best. Below is a list of traits, some of which may be familiar but many of which will never show up on any sort of performance review. Check them out and see what you think...read more
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