Own Your Learning with The MasteryBook
This past year, I was fortunate to have access to MasteryBook, a platform that reallycomplemented the way I approached competency-based learning in my classroom, from Grade 9Science to Grade 11 Chemistry. Facilitating Progress at the Right Pace One of the platform’s greatest strengths lies in its user-friendly dashboards, designed for bothstudents and teachers. Students gained […]
A Strategy for Building Productive Relationships With Parents
This article was originally published by Edutopia in 2020. Crystal Frommert is the author of When Calling Parents Isn’t Your Calling: A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating With Parents. “Can I schedule a conference with you?” Do these words cause anxiety? If so, you’re not alone. But communicating with parents and guardians is one of the […]
Designing a Survey to Better Connect With Students
As the beginning of the year approaches, you may be thinking about your “Get to Know You” Survey. Here are some tips that I curated with help from the GSA at my school. This was originally posted on Edutopia in 2021. What’s your favorite color? What’s your favorite song? We’ve all asked generic questions of this […]
Let Go of the Reins to Allow for Student Self-Advocacy
Let Go of the Reins to Allow for Student Self-Advocacy Written By Starr Sackstein Control, the false sense of knowing the outcome as the plan is put into action. Tightly holding the reins, manipulating the space to achieve a perceived understanding of success, all to maintain the illusion. Does this sound familiar? This is how […]
5 Ways to Help Students Focus on Learning Rather Than Grades
When teachers give retakes and shift the way they talk about grades, students concentrate on the skills they’re gaining—not their scores.
Using Positive Feedback in Math Classrooms
Providing math students with positive feedback can help them clarify their thinking, take risks, and apply concepts in new contexts.
How you Communicate with Learners is Key to their Success
There are many ways to communicate learning with
students. Whether providing comments on Google docs, sending Voxes or short videos, teachers
have many means to effectively communicate with their learners. We need to know our students
well enough to select the best means for each one. Know how your students like to hear feedback
and then do your best to provide it in that manner.
Effectively Communicate with Families About Your Shift to Standards-Based Grading with the Mastery Book
Has your school shifted to Standards Based Grading or thinking about it? It’s important we communicate with parents so they understand the implications. Read on to learn more.
