Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother great bit of info from Mark Guzdial’s blog: Home About Computing Education BlogWhat happens when professionals take on-line CS classes: When Life and Learning Do Not FitJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:46 am Leave a comment The journal article on … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesNC Teacher: “I Quit” « Diane Ravitch’s blog. Boy, I can totally relate! It’s part of what drove me to give up my tenure, and it may keep me from teaching at one of my local universities. To me, it’s … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy I Gave Up Flipped Instruction. This pretty much echoes my feelings on the “Flipped Classroom” fad. Well worth the read. While I may not have intentionally removed the flip from my classroom, I would never resurrect it. Here’s why: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIn June, an Edmonton teacher (Lynden Dorval) wa suspended from his job because he refused to stop giving zeroes to students who didn’t hand in work. I posted a reaction to that here. His hearing is coming up in a … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s an idea that a student in a class I taught this summer shared with me. I LOVE it and wanted to share it here. First, THANKS to Roberta Slobodian for letting me share this. Here’s her idea: When you … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI came across this this morning and it has a lot of good ideas: Keep It Simple Standards-Based Grading | Action-Reaction. In particular, I like: Keeping the number of standards per unit small (like 5ish) Grading standards yes/no – though … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother article that’s been sitting in my to-blog list for a while, but with school starting (or started) all over the globe, it’s worth noting. Ten skills every student should learn | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com. This is a good list: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI was drawn into 2 conversations today: one about jazz teaching, and another about lessons and topics, and how they don’t always mesh nicely. Lessons & topics: Michael Pershan‘s blog post about sequencing lessons: A quick thought on sequencing within … Continue reading