ChatGPT is wonderful to develop proficiency scales or rubrics in just a few minutes. It’s a great way to save time and use as a reference point for deeper learning and collaborative development of proficiency scales. Proficiency scales offer teachers the flexibility to use the same scale for numerous learning opportunities and students can also … Continue reading ChatGPT as a rubric design tool→| MY GROWTH MINDSET
I am very attached to the courses I teach. I have toiled, sweated, and shed numerous tears building what I hope to be engaging lessons, organized units, and mesmerizing learning opportunities for each of the courses I teach. I, like so many of my colleagues sometimes feel that the courses I teach are my courses, … Continue reading Stop making grade soup→| MY GROWTH MINDSET
When Mackenzie* walked into my class, she was pale, illuminating the dark circles under her eyes. Her mom had dropped her off on the way to the ER so she could find out what she was going to miss in English. She winced and pressed her lips together as she tried to speak. I immediately … Continue reading The Love Language of Professional Judgment→| MY GROWTH MINDSET
Over the past year, a group of colleagues and I have invested some time exploring Joe Feldman’s Grading for Equity. In this phenomenal book, Feldman explores inequitable practices that have been historically ingrained in school culture and explains how shifting to more equitable practices beginning with sound and unbiassed assessment practices can lead to positive … Continue reading Connecting Engagement with Equity→| MY GROWTH MINDSET