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Episode 61: Seven Systems that Work for Outside-the-Box Learners

…trust me. There are papers in there that needed to be turned in. There are rubrics in there with major projects that needed to be examined. And there are sandwiches that are going bad in the depths of the backpack or the locker or the desk that you don’t even want to know about, but you need to address. GONZALEZ: All right. Well this is great. We are going to send people over to your site so that they can find out more about this stuff and everything. This has been really, really helpful. Where can people reach you and…

BoomWriter: A Fun Twist on Collaborative Writing

…own avatar, a “Boomer.” Using “Boomer Bucks” that they earn for submitting writing tasks, voting, and using words from the word bank, they can customize their Boomer with different outfits and accessories. Each student is given a “Boomer” to customize with Boomer Bucks. Pro Features: With a PRO account, teachers get access to teacher-created, standards-aligned rubrics for three different types of writing, plus a gradebook feature that allows teachers to track individual and whole-class progress on specific skills. My Wish List As I used the site, I found myself wishing it had certain capabilities that are currently not available. Maybe…

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Episode 13: Could You Teach Without Grades?

…this is nothing new. For my ninth graders though, I spend quite a lot of time actually in class giving them time to write, giving them feedback. So if we finish something and I’m like “Okay I want you guys to reflect on how you did on that last news article that you wrote based on the rubrics that you got.” Because I do like a rubric checklist with the standards. So like for headline it would have something to do with finding the main idea. And I try to align the different parts of a news article with the…

Episode 5: 20 Percent Time with A.J. Juliani

…for that. Gonzalez: Okay. So that does contribute to their overall grade in the course then? Juliani: I mean I didn’t do that, but a lot of the teachers use some type of rubric. There’s a genius hour rubric that Denise Krebs has created that I’ve included in my book. So there are some other rubrics out there that people have used. Gonzalez: Okay, and so thinking about how you first got this started, and what you know now, if you could go back to that first year with that eleventh grade group, what would you do differently? Juliani: I…

JumpStart: A Technology Course for Thoughtful Educators

…rut and try something new, or acquire an advanced skill on a network you’re already using, helping you connect more easily with other educators, parents, and students. Screencasting: Near the end of the course, you will create your own video tutorial using screencasting software, a skill you can use to share knowledge with your own students or enable them to do the same. Supplementary Materials Along with the modules, the course includes a pack of editable rubrics — ideal for people who plan to use the curriculum as part of a graded course — and a sample website that contains…

What If We Taught Argument in Every Class?

…he has created an amazing pool of resources for teachers of all subjects. Every week he comes to our school and works with us in creating a curriculum that fosters critical thinking skills. Check out his website http://argumentcenterededucation.com/ Sarah Cooper Can’t wait to read Erik’s new book! And keep in mind that his “Well Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students” is similarly game changing and digestible. I’ve been using its techniques for years, and his PVLEGS acronym informs all of my oral presentation rubrics. Kristy Louden I recently found this website and used some resources to get my argument essay…

9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face

…students in the future. Brian Lewis I really enjoyed your perspective in your research. I really like the focus of grading to be more to the feedback that traditional grading. Michael Tydings This article is loaded with great stuff. It took me too long to read it because I kept on clicking other links: Dogfooding (while I’m not going to try my dog’s food because I know he already likes it, I definitely need to start taking my own assessments) and single point rubrics were my favorites. Thank you for sharing! Brenda Haklik I agree face to face instruction and…

Moving from Feedback to Feedforward

…and resubmit to their editors until it’s ready for publication, and I want to replicate that. Any assignment like a test where the writing is done once and turned in needs to be treated as a first draft, which I think many teachers forget.) We use Google Docs which let me easily post comments and paste in rubrics. Many students receive grades they don’t like the first time around, because I tailor the rubrics to look for specific things that we’re working on in class. A typical first-time-around grade will be something like 20%. My students will resubmit revised writing…