Back to Basics: A Review of Mike Schmoker’s “Focus” 5Nov2015 by Kristy Louden Simple is NOT a trending concept in education. But I think there is a place for simplicity and tradition in education, and Mike Schmoker agrees.
4 Things I’ve Learned About Teaching from CrossFit 29Oct2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez For the first time, I understand what it feels like to be a struggling student. But because of the way CrossFit is structured, I keep trying. And I have no plans to stop.
The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies 15Oct2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Here they are: 15 formats for structuring a class discussion to make it more engaging, more organized, more equitable, and more academically challenging.
What’s so great about Google Drive? And why should my students be using it? 25Sep2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Google Drive is much more than an online file cabinet. It’s loaded with free tools students can use for serious academic work. Let’s look at what it can do.
5 Common Teaching Practices I’m Kicking to the Curb 3Sep2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Are any of these ineffective teaching methods still part of your practice? Time to reconsider.
How to Turn Rubric Scores into Grades 19Aug2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Many teachers are confused about how to convert rubric feedback into grades or points. Even if you are moving away from traditional grades, you still may be required to supply them. Here’s my process.
Know Your Terms: Memory Palace 12Aug2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Mnemonics help us remember things: Roy G. Biv, Every Good Boy Does Fine. But there’s one you may not have heard of, and it might be the coolest one of all.
Dogfooding: How Often Do You Do Your Own Assignments? 10Jun2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez It’s time to add dogfooding — the practice of using your own product as a consumer in order to find and fix the bugs — to our own teaching practice.
4 Things You Don’t Know About the Jigsaw Method 15Apr2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez This cooperative learning strategy has been around for decades, but how well do you really know it?