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