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2 min read 2022-05-29 19:43:15

Brightspace Tip #323: Simplify Grading and Giving Feedback

Giving students timely, useful feedback can greatly enhance learning and improve student achievement. ICYMI, read my Give Students Feedback That

3 min read 2022-05-19 05:32:14

It dawned on me that I have zero management issues right now. Zero. Yeah, it feels like the Twilight Zone. In fact, the only classroom management

8 min read 2022-05-02 05:45:00

This post includes practical ideas I got from Florencia Henshaw’s and Maris Hawkins’ theory-to-practice SLA (second language acquisition) book.

4 min read 2022-04-05 03:11:00

Debate coming up at Wednesday’s School Committee meetingOn Wednesday, April 6, the School Committee is scheduled to hear a report on one of

2 min read 2022-03-21 05:54:36

I took this idea from Kelly Gallagher, the History teacher who wrote the “readicide” book. At some point, he started having kids read current

4 min read 2022-03-21 03:30:06

Don’t focus on tests, says this Boston Latin Academy studentIllustration by University of Washington Prof. Amy J. Ko for her article opposed to

9 min read 2022-03-19 22:12:00

Flexibility and relaxing due dates is what grading should have always been about. In a more perfect world, we would also be less about grading and

1 min read 2022-03-17 07:00:50

I usually just read new novellas with students, cold-open. That is, besides reading the back cover description and having a quick discussion to

4 min read 2022-03-04 12:30:00

There are challenges in finding meaningful ways to engage with students in asynchronous online courses. Some students find learning new concepts

4 min read 2022-03-04 12:30:00

There are challenges in finding meaningful ways to engage with students in asynchronous online courses. Some students find learning new concepts

5 min read 2022-02-04 08:20:02

More than 20 years ago I decided to dip my toe into the waters that make up the world of third party grading. At the time PSA was the top dog, but I

8 min read 2022-02-03 06:04:53

I polled the large Facebook group of 12,600 language teachers once again, this time on retakes. Retakes aren’t always necessary. However, when we

6 min read 2022-01-31 06:27:04

I followed the same format of polling a large Facebook group of 12,600 language teachers on things-inequitable and grading. Of 144 participants, the

14 min read 2022-01-29 03:36:36

Here is my review of the DreamColor Z27xs G3 “junior”(affordable) (MSRP US$674) based upon the review unit I received from HP. The term G3 means

3 min read 2022-01-25 03:59:28

For my third poll in a large Facebook group of 12,600 language teachers in this mini-series on inequity and grading, I asked about averaging. A