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Giving kids the freedom to design, build and iterate in a high school makerspace has helped excite students about engineering and bring a more diverse set of students into STEM subjects.
The U.S. tested eighth graders on tech and engineering literacy. The results? Girls outperform boys.
Eighth-grader Quin uses his passion for electronics to teach fellow students about 3D printing, arduinos, and other hands-on lessons in STEM skills. More res...
Mock interviews give eighth-graders a chance to learn how to improve their speaking skills.
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” is a common saying among teachers. No matter a teacher’s qualifications, commitment, or experience, her success (and therefore, her students’ successes) depends on the student-teacher relationship, and at the heart of …
Do we value risk-taking? Do we value revision and reimagining? Do we value the approach as well as the end result? Do we value broader skills as well as the demonstration of the content? This newsletter focuses on moving toward a system that focuses on achievement, effort, and growth over time.
Some teachers are shifting away from traditional letter grades and toward assessing students' work in other ways, such as demonstrated mastery, competency-based learning and no-zero approaches. Some teachers report that while the process was difficult, ultimately students were more engaged and took more ownership of their learning.
Do you like a colorful classroom or one that’s more serious?
As the school year comes to a close and kids get ready to move to the next grade, I've noticed a trend that I think has gotten out of control.
The origin story of how the traditional grading system came into being will make you question everything about how we measure learning. Why do grades determine the worth of our children? More on that inside.
December 16, 2016<br>There are so many things involved in moving into a new home in a different neighborhood that it can be easy to forget about the proximity of many nearby amenities. However, if you have children, the local schools available can make-or-break the decision on whether or not to invest in a house. If you’re wondering how you can find out more about the local school, let the following tips be your guide<br>Take a Web-Search To SchoolMatch.com<br>One of the…
Do you want to combine grades to save some costs? Or are you striving for sanity while juggling multiple students? We have some tips for you in today's FAQ! ...
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Does the way we assess student achievement need to be revised to reflect the demands of a changing world? A teacher in South L.A. has done that and the...
I sat outside my son’s first grade classroom helping students practice handwriting skills one day when a lightning bolt hit me. Kids were in and out of the room, going to reading group, using the r…