Category: assessment
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Flipgrid & a Martin Luther King, Jr. Lesson
A few weeks ago, thanks to the Twitter universe, I stumbled upon an educational tool called “Flipgrid” (@flipgrid – sidenote, their team looks like a hoot based upon their Twitter cover photo.) Flipgrid’s website touts their product as: “Flipgrid is where your students go to share ideas and learn together. It’s where students amplify and…
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My Top Nine Teacher Must-Haves
I am just finishing up my spring break and I have a wealth of ideas to bring back to my classroom based on my trip to Colonial Williamsburg in March. However, besides traveling I spent a fair amount of time in Target and as I traipsed the aisles I thought about how my classroom is…
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Assessment & Feedback for Student Empowerment
This week I am attending the Assessment Training Institute in Portland, Oregon. Before I write my post based on what I learned yesterday, I want to give a shout out to this conference. It is a privilege to be here with so many brilliant people who care so much about the students they teach. Hearing…
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iPad: Let Students Show What They Know!
When I was one of the teachers chosen to be a part of our school’s iPad pilot group I was over-the-top excited. I couldn’t wait to get this revolutionary device into my classroom to enhance my students’ learning and, of course, to have some of the most awesome lesson plans in the building. I dreamed…
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Hamilton v. Jefferson
Ah, the first political parties in the United States. Had Hamilton and Jefferson not been at each other’s throats on every issue, how ever could I play with this in my lesson plans? This year, after comparing and contrasting Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s views on the economy, foreign policy, constitutional interpretation, and those they thought should…