This Friday marks the end of the 1st Quarter of the school year. At this point I’m totally a SBG n00b. For the standard, “I can successfully implement standard-based grading into the 9th grade Integrated Science classroom,” I’d rate myself at the “basic” level. I’ve got the basic idea, I’ve got the basic setup, it’s [...]
I truly believe that it is possible to have a standardized test that does at least a decent job of measuring student achievement. That being said, I have yet to see one that does.
Exhibit A
I snapped a quick pic of a CAPT (Connecticut’s standardized test of choice) practice sheet that was left sitting [...]
In my few short days as an active member of the educational blogging network, I’ve been (somewhat) involved in some stimulating conversations regarding the idea of using Personal Learning Networks in the classroom.
I first encountered the idea from a post last week by Clay Burell on his blog, Beyond School. Essentially the idea is [...]
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Ben Wildeboer. 9th grade science teacher, etc.
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