After years of teaching using the principles of standards-based learning and grading, I encountered two findings that radically changed my perspective on assessment, grading, and reporting.
Source: Teachers Going Gradeless – Arthur Chiaravalli – Medium
Joe Bower’s blog, for the love of learning, has a ton of additional resources on getting rid of grades. Sadly, Joe is no longer with us, but his legacy lives on.
The Minotaur King has a grip on the hero, Master Heebs, who refuses to divulge where he has hidden a rare and precious gem. Tasked with liberating their master and reclaiming their resource-rich land are 22 eighth graders armed with tablets and a mini whiteboard. They will defeat the Minotaur King with a series of…
When the scores were revealed, the classroom of middle school literacy teachers was everything but hopeful. “Did they even try?” one teacher wondered about her students. The team was disappointed and defeated. After a year of following the curriculum to fidelity, according to the mock-state test data, our efforts meant nothing. Source: Intrinsic Motivation vs….
In 2015 Elijah C. Stroud published The Story of My Minecraft Life on Amazon. Available for Kindle and in paperback, it recounts Stroud and his friend’s journey playing and building in the blocky game environment. Stroud followed it up with The Last Day of Minecraft, which came out in early 2016. According to the description…
I’d love to do [fill in the blank with some creative idea or activity], but I just don’t have time. My classes are only 50 minutes.” I hear this lament frequently when I lead professional development. Teachers get super excited about integrating technology or want details about a project, assignment, or routine I do with…
Source: A more helpful Chrome, throughout your workday Google is adding the ability to highlight text on a website when you create a link. I mentioned this ability before when using an add-on, but now it will be available without the add-on. The ability is not showing up for me in Chrome version 90 yet,…
Source: Windows 11 SE laptops arrive to take on Chromebooks in schools – The Verge Competition is good, and right now Chromebooks could use a good competitor. Windows 11 SE laptops could be a good option for schools, but only if Microsoft makes them easy to manage. Chromebooks are great in the management department. Need to…