One Google Form, Multiple Benefits
One Google Form, Multiple Benefits “Past” by 26.3andBeyond is licensed under CC BY 2.0 I am sure I do not need to list all the benefits of exit tickets, but I will anyway because I use them for all these things: formative assessment, suggestion-box style feedback, student input, discussion starters, and finding out where students are (see Jackson). In… Continue reading One Google Form, Multiple Benefits
Engaging a Mixed-Skills Class Using Student-Led Discussion
A few weeks ago, one of my English 11 students commented that English is boring. “It’s not your fault, ” he quickly added, “It’s the curriculum.” I had been circulating for a few minutes, already drained and frustrated from keeping students on task. We had worked together through understanding irony in “The Story of an… Continue reading Engaging a Mixed-Skills Class Using Student-Led Discussion
Student Blog Project
I started this blog in order to document a new direction I’m going with my advanced students. Every unit of study includes a collaborative group project, and, at a student’s suggestion, in April they will go live with blogs about timely local and global issues that matter to them. All of our class projects are… Continue reading Student Blog Project
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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