Traditional Grading?

The more I read about the traditional grading system, the more I call into question the purpose of how and why we utilize it the way we do.

The first link goes to a recent EdWeek article on the subject and the second to one by Guskey from EdLeadership in 2011. 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2015/03/still_not_convinced_grades_are.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw-tm

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov11/vol69/num03/Five-Obstacles-to-Grading-Reform.aspx

What other options could we employ that would better serve our students? Are you familiar with high schools that have revised the way they report out on student progress?

10 Most Powerful Uses of Technology for Learning

http://nzzl.me/1xvDfrx

3 Simple Ways to Differentiate Instruction

http://ajjuliani.com/3-simple-ways-differentiate-instruction-class/?utm_content=buffer93775&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Weapon of Mass Instruction

5 Research-based Effective Teaching Practices

When teacher's provide clarity, give students useful feedback and teach them how to learn, they make real progress. 

http://tinyurl.com/qcd8v2q 

Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | Edutopia

Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | Edutopia



Great piece on listening to students about what engages them.

53 Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia

53 Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia



Next to engaging students, this is the most important aspect of teaching & learning.

As a teacher, you need to know if the students are moving towards the goal, and if they're off-course, you need to know how you should intervene.

Rigor?

Too often we confuse the volume of the work with rigor. 

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/09/a-school-that-ditches-all-the-rules-but-not-the-rigor-game-based-school-playmaker/

Wise Words

Common mistakes educators make w/ 1:1

As CCHS moves to a 1:1 learning environment in 15-16, it's important to keep theses ideas in mind:

CCHS @ FIRST Robotics Competition 3/28/29

We celebrate the CCHS Robotics Team 3205! Our creative, and technically adroit, students who  built a robot from scratch in 6 weeks! They spent the day at Northeastern University competing against other high schools from around NE in the first round of the regional FIRST Robotics challenge. Go Pats!!!

Click the link below for more pics:

https://twitter.com/petercchs/status/581850093877235712