Dojo Dollars Screencast
This screencast shows you a glimpse into how the teacher gives Dojo Dollars out, how he tracks it, and what the students do with them.
January 6, 2017
Tag: Growth Oriented
Senior Project Oral Presentation Rubric
Students are recorded giving feedback to their peers using the Oral Presentation Rubric as a guide. This allows students to better internalize the expectations of the oral presentation for themselves. The class spends a significant amount of time focused on the “Presentation Skills” and “Use of Digital Media” domains when giving peer-to-peer feedback.
January 3, 2017
Accountability Document
This is the accountablity document that was created to help with two potential issues. First, there is a fear that students will only do the activities that they want rather than what they need. Next, in this scenario, students may not be getting access to all the opportunites in the classroom. Note the grade section, which is where students are given a monthly grade. Also, the starred items can receive bonuses.
January 3, 2017
Strategic Planning and Data Use (Relay GSE Course BL-103)
In a blended/personalized classroom, data can be overwhelming. This course will give you the tools you need to focus your data analysis, so you can provide a more personalized experience for each student.
In this course, participants will:
- Identify an instructional challenge that can be supported through blended learning.
- Determine the focus of their data analysis, based on the needs of their school and students.
- Apply data in an effective and strategic way to one chosen area of planning covered in the module.
October 4, 2016
Cumulative Quizzes at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, discusses how the team uses cumulative quizzes to gauge retention of skills.
Transcript: Sophia Thomas: …quizzes. There is one that is at the end of the unit. It’s just a cumulative quiz that goes back from all the units picking things, just to see where retention is at. One of the things that we recognized was that sometimes kids can hold on to the information for (only) so long. Forcing them to do a cumulative quiz every time is just reminding them that they are accountable for this information.
August 12, 2016
Summit Public Schools Learning Platform Project Creation
Summit has created a robust series of teacher resources to support work with their Learning Platform. On this site, you can learn more about how to create, implement, and assess student project work.
August 11, 2016
Students Showing Assessment Readiness at Pleasant View
When students feel they have mastered content, they request an assessment. PVES teachers developed a way to have students request without interrupting other one-on-one sessions.
August 11, 2016
Use of STAR Testing Data at Pleasant View
Pleasant View uses STAR tests to assess progress against grade-level standards.
August 11, 2016
Teacher Data Use at Pleasant View
Teachers discuss the types of data they use and how they monitor student progress.
August 11, 2016
Student Goal-Setting at Pleasant View
Students set goals at the beginning of every independent learning session. In the beginning, students struggled to set goals, so teachers helped students develop their goal-setting skills as a whole class.
August 11, 2016