Formative Feedback for Deeper Learning
As a middle school and high school choir director, I frequently walked throughout the ensemble during a rehearsal to hearContinue Reading
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Practice (With Feedback) Makes Improvement
I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage, “Practice makes perfect.” While it rolls nicely off the tongue, it is notContinue Reading
Providing Students Meaningful Feedback
Instructional feedback for students is essential to their growth, and instructional feedback has been extensively researched over the past severalContinue Reading
Helping Students Learn to Strive for Accuracy
Over the past several weekends, I’ve been volunteering my time to help a young couple with a home makeover project. Continue Reading
Brain Building
Many people have probably heard someone say they were “right brained” or “left brained.” While it is true that someContinue Reading
Assessing Individual and Group Learning in Projects
Students, teachers, and parents commonly question how individual students will be assessed during project based teaching. In her book ProjectContinue Reading
Take a Walk through the Gallery
Two summers ago my family and I had the pleasure of visiting the MIT Museum in Boston (https://mitmuseum.mit.edu). The museumContinue Reading
Sustainable Grading Practices
According to Glen Pearsall in a recent article published in Educational Leadership, teachers work on average teachers work 14 moreContinue Reading
Six Step Communication Process for Moments of Crisis
Students who have experienced trauma need a safe and caring adult to help intervene when they respond to some emotionalContinue Reading
The Shy, The Superstar, and the SPIDER WEB
While many students will find a SPIDER WEB discussion to be an enjoyable break from the traditional classroom structure, someContinue Reading
