Lesson Launch: The Wow Factor
Much like a movie’s opening scene, the launch of a lesson should grab everybody’s attention, spark curiosity, and get students asking questions.
A Meeting I Actually Look Forward To: The Coaching Huddle
Every two weeks, my Network for College Success (NCS) colleagues and I connect with each other to learn and grow our practice as Transformation Coaches.
Student Led Conference Model Agenda
Are you planning this year’s SLCs? Save time and make sure you’ve covered everything, with this SLC agenda!
Self-Assessment Strategies for Students
How can assessment practices be designed to best support student learning? In school, the term “assessment” is often shorthand for “grades”—or, perhaps, tests, quizzes, rubrics, and similar evaluative tools. However, thinking of “assessment” as interchangeable with “test” or “grade” limits the potential for assessment practices to lead to meaningful and deeper learning.
Giving Teachers a chance to “Test Drive” their Lessons
M’s fourth graders were buzzing as they worked in pairs to solve the math problem M. had just presented to them. The other educators in the room circulated and listened in as students used academic language to discuss their answers with each other, jotting down notes about what their partner had said and the language they had used.
Exploring Internship Opportunities
Thirty potential mentors from local organizations, nonprofits and businesses were sitting across tables facing dozens of eleventh-grade students.
Into the World of Projects
This year I fell in love with project-based learning. I am new to this world and I jumped…
Lila Speaks
As of yesterday, it had been 13 weeks, or 55 school days, since school started. Yet it was…
In Over Our Heads
“It began in a whirlwind,” she started. “After the first week, it became apparent to me…
Opening up to Math
I cannot count the number of times that I have heard from parents and students alike…