April 2022 – MY GROWTH MINDSET
2 posts published by schinkelteacher during April 2022| MY GROWTH MINDSET
2 posts published by schinkelteacher during April 2022| MY GROWTH MINDSET
The Exam Tradition Final exams have been around for a long time. At many high schools, exams are still a regular part of course expectations. As a result of the desire to give exams, schools have exam weeks or a series of days devoted to the adjudication of exams, or in the case of my … Continue reading Is it time to let go of final exams?→| MY GROWTH MINDSET
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
Where to start, why, and how to design criteria in three accessible videos.| MY GROWTH MINDSET
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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
https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-to-build-a-learner-centered-classroom| MY GROWTH MINDSET
I am getting tired of grades being labelled as the bad guy in education. While they are not my favourite aspect of teaching, and in fact, way down the list, I cannot figure out why so many educators continue to vilify them. The above statements might come as a big surprise to many of you. … Continue reading Grades as Journey, Not Hyperbole→| 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
Last year, at the end of one of my presentations on proficiency sequences, during the question-and-answer period, a participant paid me a compliment. They told me how impressed they were by my atte…| MY GROWTH MINDSET
Lately, as I’ve engaged in conversations in person, webinars, works, and social media, I’ve noticed hesitancy about last level on proficiency scales. You know the one. It’s called Exte…| MY GROWTH MINDSET
