How can you incorporate your community in learning? -Video Transcript Below- VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Hey guys! It’s Rae and we get to talk today about large ways to involve your community in your learning. This is like my jam! I love talking to teachers about how they can start relying on experts to really lead strong lessons in their … Read More
Standards-Based Grading : Reporting
In Standards-Based Grading, how do you report a students understanding on a report card? This may be one of the most widely debated components of Standards-Based Grading. As experts, educators, and administrators conduct research to find the perfect fit for their stakeholders, two major report card types are found to be used most frequently. Even more important than the look … Read More
Standards-Based Grading : Combating Common Concerns
How do you combat common Standards-Based Grading concerns? Lets look at some common parent and educator concerns about Standards-Based Grading, while evaluating their truth and discussing an appropriate response. “How can I hold students accountable if behavior, responsibility, and respect can not go into the gradebook?” More often than not, educators voice concerns about the ability to hold students accountable … Read More
Career-Focused Teaching
TRANSCRIPT Hey guys, it’s Rae! We’re talking today about career focused teaching. Now, when we were looking at this topic, we really were trying to hit those educators that are new into the field, but finding finally that they have their feet on the ground in the classroom. This is usually not a teacher in their first or second year, … Read More
Standards-Based Grading : Understanding a Score
As educators and administrators explore standards-based grading, it’s important for all parties to understand what a score in the classroom truly means. There is a number of standards-based grading experts who write full books on what a score within a standards-based grading system actually means. However, in this blog we’ll be focusing on the basics of a score’s meaning and … Read More