In the midst of a pandemic, this 8th grade class found an invincible strength, an invincible empathy, and an invincible cohesion – the bonds of which I hope remain this strong forever. Congratulations, 8th grade.
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Given the endless diversity of mistakes that can be made, how can we lend clarity to the mechanisms and pathways that enable learning to occur from them? This is where Cohen’s Taxonomy of Mistake Literacy comes in.
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The sophomore slump is a widely accepted phenomenon in which one’s second effort falls short of living up to the relatively high standards of their first effort. And it is commonly discussed and documented in the worlds of sports and schools.
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How do we create a more culturally responsive home-school partnership? How do we ensure that all parents are confident in using their voice to positively influence the learning environment for their child?
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What is Progressive education? Well, interestingly, even John Dewey – who is widely considered to be the father of Progressive education – didn’t have a perfectly succinct definition of it.
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In an age widely defined by scope and speed of change, one thing is for sure: people will make mistakes. Our students need to possess the willingness and know-how to make, and learn from, their mistakes.
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When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, nearly all of us set goals, but a whopping 80% of them are not met. What can you do to ensure that you are part of the 20% who actually attain their New Year’s resolution?
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Everything we do during the school day communicates our values to the community. Assessment frameworks are no different. They implicitly signal what we value about teaching and learning.
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