teaching as failure (don't worry, that's a GOOD thing!)Watch this short video about teacher reflective practice.
In it, you'll see Dylan Wiliam talk about the need for continuous development for ALL teachers, the teacher-research approach! (I have just discovered several other videos by him--interesting stuff!) For me, his comments--these two minutes-- have fundamentally and forever changed how I think about teaching AND writing. Watch! And comment!
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A Gradeless ELA Class Check out this very short write-up in a local online newspaper about a "gradeless" high school ELA course:
Woodland teachers rethink how they give out grades By Adam Littman, posted today! From the article, "“They have to be proficient in everything,” Blackwelder, 45, said. “The standards are a lot higher than they used to be. The way we used to do things, what does a B mean? If a student writes an essay with proper spelling and grammar, but no analysis? Or is it the opposite? This way, the assignment is incomplete until it’s proficient.”" What do you think about their evaluation process? How does it extend or differ from Gallagher and Atwell's models of assessment? Is this something you'd try? Why or why not? |
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