iTeach and iLearn

So I saw a tweet yesterday that included the following graphic from my long-time Twitterfriend, Paul Munshower . My first reaction was ...

Yesterday, I received an email from one of my amazing and thoughtful students. She is currently in a field experience placement where she is...

Grade books are a real problem, and I don't think enough teachers are actually thinking about how they use their grade books. A grade ...

A dear friend who is a social worker shared this via Facebook this morning... From the Iowa Foster & Adoptive Parents Association...

I think you may need to know where I'm coming from if you're going to read this post, so you don't think I'm just suddenly r...

I think this will be my last post from #AMLE2013, but you never know. Rick Wormeli said something about assessment in the closing session...

Teachers, you really should watch this short spot advertising a Canadian sit-com about a bad teacher. There are two truths I want to draw ou...

It is common practice for teachers to calculate grades for their students by "averaging." That is, teachers add up the points stu...

This year marks my 15th as an educator. Some things about my teaching practice have changed dramatically over that time; I'm the sort wh...

The idea of assigning a letter as a means of measuring a student's learning is really kind of crazy if you think about it. The trouble...

I'd say I hate letter grades, but that might be a little too strong. Maybe. Photo courtesy ragesoss CC BY-SA 2.0 For now I'll...