Working on your next Mastery Grid? [bctt tweet=”Build a Mastery Grid that works for you and is completely flexible and adaptable to your own needs!” username=”techieteachott”] Video Highlights Editing a Mastery Grid template can get a little tricky when you don’t have the same numbers of learning opportunities at each level as the template does. Have no fear! This … Read More
10 Ways Screencasting Can Transform Learning
Screencasting isn’t just for recording video notes- Though that is a great place to start, let’s look at how screencasting can transform so much more in your classroom. What is screencasting? Screencasting is simply the act of recording the image on your computer or tablet screen to create a video (also known as a “screen capture.”) There are dozens of … Read More
Live Webinar with ISTE New England – The Grid Method: Mastery-Learning System
Interested in mastery-learning? Chad Ostrowski (@chadostriwski) shares The Grid Method – Mastery-Learning System, which we have spent the past several years sharing with teachers across the country. This webinar will give you an overview of the system, its components, and what it could look like in your classroom. Video Highlights The key components of The Grid Method. The reasons Chad … Read More
3 Mistakes Districts Make with Professional Development (PD) – Video
How was your last professional development session? [bctt tweet=”You want to make sure that, whatever PD you provide, your support is thought of from day 1. #TeachBetter” username=”chadostrowski”] Video Highlights Having worked with hundreds of districts around the country, we have seen some amazing PD sessions, and we’ve seen quite a few that just don’t work. What we’ve found … Read More
Helping Black Students find their Voice in School
Helping black boys find their voice: The Power of Thematic Teaching in High School English Classrooms What we know: I’ve taught High School English for over 15 years, and I’ve fought the notion that the classics are “clientele specific.” In more forward terms, you can’t teach the classics if you have a room comprised of mostly black teenage boys. You … Read More