In this video I’m going to show you a tool that you can use for recording video content in your classroom. Whether you are trying to create video notes for students who are absent, you are running a flipped classroom, where students consume content at home and then come back into class to analyze it, study it, discuss it, or … Read More
Building a Positive Assessment Culture.
Assessment is a great tool. Assessment, whether summative or formative, is the single best way to measure student understanding. In the world of “state tests” assessment has gotten a pretty bad rap, and this is dangerous, because building formative assessment in to your instruction more often can transform your classroom. By constantly assessing students we can measure their understanding, misconceptions, … Read More
The Power of Formative Assessment (Video)
Chad discusses the power of using formative assessment in your classroom to improve student success.
The Why of Curriculum Compacting
Why use curriculum compacting, or…why should you be like a trash compactor? If you read the first part of this series on curriculum compacting, you know that the basic premise behind the instructional practice is allowing students to skip content that they have already shown mastery of, thereby moving them further through the material in less time. So where does … Read More