Giving grades that truly reflect student learning is one of the perennial problems in teaching, and these shifts in thinking about how to gather and report grades can help. Confession: There was a point in my career that I hated assessment. I dreaded ...
Strategies for Working Efficiently When Teaching Online
Teaching in distance and hybrid models is time-consuming, so teachers need to make sure they use their time well. Teaching in a hybrid in-person/remote model requires significantly more planning than teaching in the traditional classroom model. Tasks ...
The Student Engagement Trap, and How to Avoid It
Capturing students' interests can be harmful to learning when it's not relevant to the subject, research shows. As Mr. James starts today’s class about volcanoes, he shares one of his all-time favorite wonder moments: “The loudest known sound was made ...