This episode is part three of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli.Ep 8 Topical BreakdownCollege Admissions adapting to Standards Based GradingPitfalls of all forms of gradingGeneral advice from Rick Wo
This episode is part two of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli.Ep 7 Topical BreakdownAdvice for implementing Standards Based GradingDemanding learning in the classroomVital importance of formative ass
This episode is part one of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli. Ep 6 Topical BreakdownThe need for observing other teachersTeachers need to learn from their studentsThe need for Standards Based Gradin
In this episode I discuss some of the fallacies commonly believe about grades as well as discuss some of the cognitive bias that may prevent our students from having a growth mindset. I end the episode with practical tips to improving your asse
This is part 3 of 3 of my interview with history teacher Roy Olson. In this last portion of the interview we discuss that we as teachers project our inward soul onto our students whether we know it or not. What we care about projects onto our s
This episode continues my interview with history teacher Roy Olson as we discuss how we use controversy to facilitate discourse and discussion in the classroom. Many teachers avoid controversy like the plague, however, in this episode we explai
This is part 1 of a 3 part series of me interviewing history teacher, Roy Olson. Part 1 discusses the need for discussion in the classroom and provides practical advice for how Roy implements them in his classroom. Ep 2 Topical Breakdown-Im
Howard Zinn's book "you can't be neutral on a moving train" articulates the need to develop educated and informed opinions so that we aren't easily swayed back and forth by the prevailing wisdom of the world. His title encapsulates the focus of
Teaching is an incredibly difficult yet rewarding profession. It is an art in which every teacher has their personal style and approach to creating their own masterpiece in the classroom. There is no one size fits all approach to teaching, howe