Too often, self-assessment is treated as a capstone, rather than a catalyst, and portfolios as a scrapbook, rather than a learning tool. On this episode, we go beyond the mistakes we’ve made with self-assessment and portfolios to discover how they can help students tell the story of their learning. Katie White is a Canadian author, consultant, and leader, and she … Read More
Going Gradeless (w Charlotte Nixon)
Description: Going gradeless is a phrase that can create excitement or dread. It’s intimidating just to take a chance and dive in. Charlotte Nixon, a seasoned teacher and playwright, has done just that. On this episode Charlotte explores with us the lessons she learned going gradeless in her ELA class. Show Notes: Charlottes teaching style 2:41 The projects inspirations 3:15 … Read More
How Principals Build Trust (w Tim Carlson)
Teaching has always been a profession that demands a lot from its practitioners. Between the global health crisis, political unrest, and helping students navigate what the world is and is becoming, teachers need support from principals who are supportive and reliable. Tim Carlson is a School Principal and PhD candidate who embodies what it means to show teachers that they … Read More
Elevating Sex Ed in the Curricular Hierarchy (w Alex Noel)
We all have memories of Sex Ed that are filled with embarrassment and shame. How might we change our collective experience of this topic? What structural barriers create this problem? How might we reimagine Sex Ed as relationship education? Alex Noel worked for many years as a sexual health educator before stepping into his own classroom as a high school … Read More