Elliott Seif

Author of Book, Teaching For Lifelong Learning; Educ'tl Consultant; Former SS tchr; Prof. of Ed, Temple U; Curr. Director, Bucks County, PA; UbD trainer.

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Teachers/educators: Use AI to help develop powerful units of study - see my two blogs at https://t.co/NFBYQ4Wo2G and https://t.co/IKiL8yGDDg

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@HKBradshaw You can subscribe to a "grading for growth" blog series at https://t.co/fthk9P27LO

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During this holiday season, give a useful and interesting gift to a teacher/educator...

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@MrLandesman Watching a movie and learning are not necessarily two different things. For example, watching "Hidden Figures" is both engrossing and worthwhile as a learning tool...

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Holiday gift giving to teachers, principals and others interested in a good educational result...

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@teacher2teacher Hard to say-depends on the issues they are facing. Three possible areas: how 2 create a more positive, pro-growth learning environment, how 2 create a more interesting, relevant, meaningful day 2 day curriculum, and how to develop well-organized, more effective instruction...

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@JamesAFurey Maybe not abolish grades/summative assessments, but it is important to think more in terms of formative assessments/feedback that helps students improve their work and helps T's figure out what S's know and can do/have learned. These assessments foster growth...

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@MsJachymiak Remember that a "one shot" formal observation says little to the observer about the kind of teacher you are every day. Be yourself! Being the best teacher you can be every day (which I'm sure you are) is what's important to your students...

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@MrDanielBuck Being a "tough" grader tells us nothing about good grading. The real grading question is: does the grading system used contribute to or hinder learning? In other words, is grading part of a growth process for students? Read about grading for growth to understand the difference.

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@MrDanielBuck I love these generalizations! Jig-saws have small groups share part of a reading with others-good way 4 each student 2 read & teach. S's in pairs can ask & answer questions of each other. Group projects, where each S has a clear role, are often good learning experiences...& more!

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@JamesAFurey Wondering: Is there room in these two points for analysis and interpretation, being creative, thinking logically, conducting research, reading on their own for pleasure & information, conducting experiments, doing projects, synthesizing facts and ideas, and more?

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@eduleadership Another either-or fallacy. Maybe this should be a "both-and" approach - learning content while also learning how to read, study, take notes, do research, conduct science experiments, communicate well, think critically and creatively, distinguish between facts and misinfo, & more.

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@HippyMomPhD Thriftbooks on line...

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@S_Oberle One problem w/this rubric is that it doesn't allow 4 the variety of lessons in a unit. Some initial lessons are designed to "set the stage" 4 learning; others explicitly teach skills/knowledge; others help students apply/transfer lrng; still others share work/assess learning...

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@djrtyhands The older ones are fun to watch - with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Dick Van Dyke, etc..."Gigi", "Oklahoma", "7 Brides for Seven Brothers". etc. are good, too...

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@C_Hendrick Why is this either-or? The grouping of S's depends on what a T is trying to accomplish. When I put learners into small groups, I usually had a different teaching goal than when S's were seated in rows (e.g. jig saw learning or problem solving). Let's not get rigid about this..