[bctt tweet=”Celebrate growth whenever it’s happening!” username=”chadostrowski”] Video Highlights Chad Ostrowski (@chadostrowski) breaks down progress monitoring in a mastery learning classroom. Progress monitoring can be your greatest tool to help manage mastery learning, hold your students accountable, and know what they need and when they need it. There are several ways you can monitor progress in your classroom, including … 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
Mastery-Based Learning vs. Task-Based Learning
Are you assessing for mastery or task completion? [bctt tweet=”When you shift your focus from task completion to mastery you’re going to see your students care more about what they know then what they’re doing.” username=”chadostrowski”] Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys. Today I want to talk about if you’re assessing for mastery or task completion, and there’s … Read More
4 Ways to Make Sure Your Next District PD Is Valuable (video)
Was your last PD valuable for your staff? [bctt tweet=”Make sure whoever’s providing it is going to ensure support and follow-up with your teachers.” username=”chadostrowski”] Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys, it’s Chad from teachbetter.com. Today I want to talk about how you can make sure that the PD that’s provided for your staff gets the most value, … Read More
Overcoming the Fear of Mastery Learning (video)
Is fear stopping you from implementing mastery learning in your classroom? [bctt tweet=”You’re going to have to use a little bit more energy for a little while, and then you can push through and do these really amazing things in education.” username=”techieteachott”] Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys! Tiffany Ott here, and today we are going to talk … Read More