10 Sticky Note Strategies
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10 Sticky Note Strategies

  What can you or students do with all of those extra sticky notes that are lying around? Try these strategies for making use of them!   Rich (@RACzyz)
Valuing the Bad Work
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Valuing the Bad Work

  In education, in classrooms, in conversations with teachers, I see and hear a lot of thoughts about what good work is and how to help students get their work…
What Do Report Cards Tell Us?
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What Do Report Cards Tell Us?

  We have seen many schools move away from traditional grades and report cards in order to deliver more meaningful feedback to students and parents. This has brought an influx…
Measuring Things
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Measuring Things

  I think that one of the side effects of collecting data to ensure students’ academic growth is that educators are constantly under pressure to put things in front of…
The Work That Matters
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The Work That Matters

  When you set out to do work that matters, you won’t find out what that work is in the curriculum, or test scores, in a book, or from your…
Grade Level Testing
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Grade Level Testing

  When a student is reading below grade level   we let them read books that are below grade level.   However, when we test them we often give them…
5 Websites/Apps That Teachers Love Right Now!
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5 Websites/Apps That Teachers Love Right Now!

  Trying to Flip your Classroom? Looking to have students reflect upon their learning? Want to assess student learning or document it using a digital portfolio? Try these easy-to-use websites…
5 Ways to Ring in the New Year!
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5 Ways to Ring in the New Year!

  Happy New Year! 2018 is the perfect time to make some radical improvements in your classroom. Start off your return to the classroom by implementing some of these changes.…