Someone recently asked me why I still promote my former school.
My response: Because it was never about me. If my heart was truly with that school and community, then I want everyone to succeed no matter how far removed I am.
I passed the torch not the pom-poms😂 Cheer them on!
Who’s up for a book study? We’re going to start this next week as we dive into the school year! We’ll go nice and slow so we can have some great discussions! Who’s in?! #bookstudy#edchat
It’s good to know the powerful United States economy depends on public schools.
Now explain why public schools have to hold fundraisers, bake sales, and have students donate Kleenex.
In the real world you don't sit for an hour and have someone tell you EXACTLY what to do. Your boss probably wouldn't tolerate you checking all the time "am I doing this right? What do I do next?" Let's stop using "real world" to justify grading policies.
It's 2018... digital skills are not touching a mouse and word processing. Can they edit video? Do they know keyboard shortcuts
? Can they adapt easily to a new tech tool?
I like giving students choices, so one thing I am doing is asking them to practice evaluating activities we find on the internet. Is it busywork? How much learning is it?
"When teachers spend hours and hours writing comments, if there's no feedback providing concrete steps for the students to improve, students will argue themselves blue in the face that they never received anything." @visiblelearning https://t.co/VZ9vMPQd4v