A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers 26May2019 by Betsy Potash These visual tools allow students to synthesize learning, but some kids don’t think they’re talented enough to make them. A bit of creative constraint helps.
Rubric Repair: 5 Changes that Get Results 17Mar2019 by Mark Wise Rubrics are meant to clarify expectations, but poor design can make the experience anything but clear. These five guidelines will help.
How Accurate Are Your Grades? 22Apr2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Grades impact everything from college admissions to whether students get to go on certain field trips. With so much at stake, how can we make sure they measure what matters?
Moving from Feedback to Feedforward 21Jan2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Instead of rating and judging a person’s performance in the past, feedforward focuses on their development in the future.
Boost Your Assessment Power with GradeCam 17Sep2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez If assessment didn’t take so long, you’d probably do it more, right? GradeCam can make that happen.
Delaying the Grade: How to Get Students to Read Feedback 4Jun2017 by Kristy Louden You spend hours marking and commenting on student work, and then they don’t even read your feedback. The solution is all in how you time it.
16 Ideas for Student Projects Using Google Docs, Slides, and Forms 31Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Your students probably already use these tools to write papers or create presentations, but they could be doing other projects you may not have thought of.
Project Based Learning: Start Here 26Jun2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Maybe you’ve always wanted to try PBL, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Here’s a set of beginner-level resources to get you started.
Kiddom: Standards-Based Grading Made Wonderful 17Apr2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Standards-based grading can be time-consuming. By instantly crunching the numbers, Kiddom gives you that time back so you can focus on personalized instruction.
