Benefits of ACTIVE Learning: This study shows that, though students felt as if they learned more through traditional lectures, they actually learned more when taking part in classrooms that employed active-learning strategies. https://t.co/JXx49krXcD
I consider Tom Guskey a leading authority on matters of grading. His recommendations are always informed by research. When Tom talks, people should listen!
What is rigor? My conception of rigor is not a greater amount of, more difficult or esoteric knowledge. I think of rigor as the kind of learning that prepares students to apply (transfer) their learning to increasingly novel, complex and authentic situations.
'My first video on standards-based grading that I created using VideoScribe intended for prof development for educators as well as parent awareness. Feel free to use it, if it's helpful. Grading Symbols Don't Matter Don't Hide Behind the Math https://t.co/7OdFFQ0jmm
Read this...especially if you don’t like the idea of SBG. The more you know, the more you may realize that SBG is completely reformational! https://t.co/v7MTn3uBEj