EPS Ideas Blog

A little more on making kids 'gritty'

Good stuff.

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I know it's a Saturday, but this is much better than most PD.

He wrote a series in the NYT on math that was awesome, and he'll speaking at Town Hall on Oct 10 - should be great. Maybe we should see if he can do an assembly that Tuesday.

I know we have a lot of things on our minds, but try to keep in mind that some of us can be quiet and happy. :)

Some good ideas on making the teacher evaluation process more effective.

Good stuff to keep in mind as you write your outcomes and begin to think about using the feedback mechanisms in Canvas.

Some very good tips for effective feedback.

Good stuff to keep in mind this fall

Can't remember if I posted this before, but it's definitely worth the watch as you do your planning.

As much fun as it is to think that we have the best ideas in house, it just isn't so. 

Had to put it our there for people to read

Math teachers - a little more on how to use whiteboards in your math class.

The whiteboards floating are a great alternative to 'independent practice'. 

Nice PBL resources.

Geogebra is a pretty awesome tool for visualizing mathematics, and a great extension for the kids who need room to run.

I'm guessing a few of you will be (or have) set some goals for the coming year.

This is something we need to raise awareness of in our students.

Part 5 (with links to the other four parts) of a great list of suggestions for standards based grading. As you can see, everyone has their own take on how to do SBG.

It's funny, because this is pretty much exactly the order than I stumbled into SBG. They're all math and science teachers, but they have some great general insights.