Diana works at the Science and Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. While it is a 1 to 1 school, she talks about real world learning experiences and learning that comes from failing.
Tell me what you’ve learned. When I told my students this the next day, they were shocked, but so excited. During the exam I kept hearing, “I really love this exam.” How many times do you hear that as a teacher?
They loved the Khan Academy video, and reverse instruction learning. They found the illustrations easy to understand, and the format challenging. And most of all, they love the independence.
This is a student who struggles in a traditional classroom, and experiences limited success. And she doesn’t think she’s smart. But the truth is, she is. She gets Biology.
Blog post on assessing student learning in a non-traditional way. There is little technology mentioned but the concepts apply to a 21st century classroom.