When the researchers looked to see what kinds of feedback caused this decline in performance, they found that it was feedback that focused on the person, rather than on the task. When feedback focused on what the person needed to improve and on how he or she could go about making such improvements, learning improved considerably.
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The Story Behind The Science - 1 views
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Collection of short stories about the history of science. Most of them look a little challenging, but I see the potential for using them as seminar pieces in science.
Educational Leadership:Best of Educational Leadership 2006-2007:Improving the Way We Gr... - 1 views
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Need to provide feedback to students that provides them with information about how to improve...Good job is not enough.
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In most classrooms, if students forget something that they have previously been assessed on, they get to keep the grade. When students understand that it's what they know by the end of the marking period that counts, they are forced to engage with the material at a much deeper level.
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Requires students to know knowledge at a deeper level and requires teachers to spiral information throughout the year.
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When assessment is dynamic, however, all students can improve. They come to see ability as incremental instead of fixed; they learn that smart is not something you are—it's something you become.
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Allows students to improve over time...it is ok for students to learn at different rates.
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Making the Case for Standards-Based Grading - 1 views
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An article that describes what standards-based grading is and its purpose.
Expository Text in Literary Circles - 2 views
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I love the idea of doing literature circles with non-fiction texts. With preplanning, quality non-fiction books could be found that could produce interesting and quality discussions. I would love to try this in science. I think the astronomy unit could be a good one to locate texts for.
The Flipped Class Revealed - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. - 1 views
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All of these characteristics sound very "Montessori" in nature.
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http://cmstep.com/wp-content/uploads/The_Way_We_Gather1.pdf - 2 views
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The section on 'Celebrations and Graduations' is something we need to/can consider when thinking about our 8th graders this spring. I especially like the idea about the candle ceremony on the bottom of page 4.
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Literacy Design Collaborative - 0 views
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The Literacy Design Collaborative has developed a method of structuring units focused on argumentative, narrative, or informative writing tasks that are supported by tasks that involve reading and discussion. This can be used in social studies, science, English, and electives. I recommend you start by watching the video called "LDC: Literacy Matters (short version)" to get an overview of the process before exploring the website.
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Theo and I attended a session on LDC this morning and appreciated the depth and meaning that teaching units in this manner could bring to our school. Some schools in our district will be using this approach this school year. The district website is dpsliteracydesigncollaborative.pbworks.com if you are interested.
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA Standards.pdf - 1 views
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These are the common core standards for literacy in social studies, science, and technical subjects.
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Perhaps it was me just being oblivious, but I was unaware until one of my PD sessions today that there were unique standards (i.e. another standards document) for reading and writing within social studies, science, and technical subjects (the presenter today from DPI grouped all electives under this heading, such as art and health). If you were/are in the same boat as me, I highly suggest you look through this document and see what you are responsible for teaching.
Lesson Video-Numerical Patterning - 0 views
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Video of lesson on patterns from a 5th/6th grade classroom that is a wonderful example of small- and whole-group discussion in a math classroom.
Phil Daro - Against "Answer-Getting" on Vimeo - 1 views
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The purpose of teaching math cannot simply be to teach students to get the correct answer, but needs to be to learn mathematics.
Teachers Need More Training to Handle Children's Emotions | Psych Central News - 2 views
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“When you’re sitting with a long-division problem, it’s not just understanding long division that’s important, but being able to stick with it long enough to understand it,”
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It tends to be easier to focus just on content in middle school and beyond. However, developmentally middle schoolers have a lot more on their mind than simply content. It is our job as educators to help guide them to use their emotions in a positive and productive manner that allows them to be successful with academic content and social situations.
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Mathematics Teaching Using Journals: Writing Strategies That Improve Problem Solving an... - 1 views
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Having student's write in math class about both content and feelings about mathematics has potential to help students reflect more about what they are learning, which leads to better understanding of ideas, and help teachers better understand every student's point of view.
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I could see having student writing in their math journal as their morning activity before morning meeting. It would allow them to reflect on what they learned the day before or another topic. Having a consistent morning routine before morning meeting was something I was lacking and this seems like it could fill that task and help with student learning.
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Selection of Math Labs: Math Research Projects | Diigo - 0 views
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Great list of resources for math investigations/tasks. Many of these links connect to other websites with even better resources.
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Education Week: Professional Learning Networks Taking Off - 19 views
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not only within the walls of a school but also around the globe.
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You get a chance to see what some of the best teachers in the field are doing, and you can do it on your own time at home,”
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Developing a virtual green thumb may take some time.
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Problems of the Month - 3 views
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The idea behind POM is that the whole school is working on the same problem throughout the month. The problem is leveled, so students can dig as deep into the problem as they are able and all students can have some success. This would be an interesting way to create school culture and create discourse between grade levels and communities.
Flipping Bloom's Taxonomy | Powerful Learning Practice - 0 views
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Start with creating and evaluating? It seems intuitive, but I have never thought about it in terms of flipping the pyramid.
http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/fall2011/Wu.pdf - 0 views
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Brilliant article about the current flaws in math education and the potential of common core if implemented correctly.
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