Thirty Years Well Spent, The Kenny Bell Story
In 1992, a young teacher walked onto the Dessie Scott campus in Pine Ridge and started what would become one of the most quietly influential
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I posted these questions in the accountability thread as well. When looking at the KDE assessments page, it says that the ACT will be administered to both grades 10 and 11 this year. Is that accurate? (It also says they’re trying to secure funding for that grade 10 administration.) Also, when looking at EOC information on the KDE assessment site,…Read More
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A tool I like to use for diagnostic testing in my algebra 1 class is
https://www.varsitytutors.com/algebra_1-practice-tests
It’s free and there are several different versions!
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I wanted to share another resource ” Total Participation Techniques” Making Every Student an Active Learner by Himmele.
The book provides easy-to-use alternatives to the stand and deliver approach to teaching. It provides different ways to engage students in active learning and allow them to demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and…Read More2 Comments-
Love it! Immediately useful tools.
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Wanted to share a resource- 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom.
This is a collection of quick, flexible, informal assessments that helps teachers take a snapshot of student learning. I was able to find the PDF version online of the entire book for FREE!…Read More1 Comment-
Free!! and a great resource. Checks all the boxes. Thank you!!
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One of my favorite books is “Better Learning Through Structured Teaching” by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. It is focused around how to implement The Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework. The following section is one I would like to share from this text:
When teachers are gradually releasing responsibility to students, formative…Read More
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The Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework. I think we feel we are not doing our job unless we are doing more work than the students, but truth is learning doesn’t take place unless the learner assumes responsibility. No way around it. One way to look at this is our work goes on behind the scenes and creating the learning environment. In…Read More
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Jessica I love this book!! It is so full of wonderful resources!!!