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more on grading—a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part one) | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. More on grading a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part one). This is part one of a series I’ll be writing on grading. Guskey, Kashtan, and Reeves. On his blog, Douglas Reeves writes. I know of few educational issues that are more fraught with emotion than grading. Co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication. Focusing on a shared purpose. Guskey continues to emphas...
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planning for accelerated precalculus | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. Planning for accelerated precalculus. I’m working on developing the standards for the course, and I’m using the model of “performance indicators” and “learning targets” I grew familiar with when I worked at a mastery-based learning school in New Haven. For background, see the Great Schools Partnership’s document Proficiency-Based Learning Simplified. Short and long versions).
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Burdorf's Edu Blog: My first attempt
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As an aspiring education administrator and current teacher, this blog will be designed to pass on content related to education. I will be posting educational materials but also be posting my own thoughts on where eduction is and where I would like to see it go. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 7th/8th Social Studies Teacher, Aspiring Administrator. View my complete profile. Happy 10th birthday, Dangerously Irrelevant! Tough Path Ahead for Colorado on ESSA. Why are we alive?
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Burdorf's Edu Blog: Standands-Based Grading
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As an aspiring education administrator and current teacher, this blog will be designed to pass on content related to education. I will be posting educational materials but also be posting my own thoughts on where eduction is and where I would like to see it go. Tuesday, February 8, 2011. The story yesterday in the Des Moines Register. A good resource for this discussion comes from a blog I follow MeTA musings. Matt uses his background in the subject area to explain this much more clear than I probably ca...
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Assessment for Instruction: We're moving
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010. I've decided to shift gears a bit. I will not be posting to Assessment for Instruction anymore, but have a new blog. I have moved all my posts to the new blog, so you can read any old ones as well. The new blog is erictownsley.blogspot.com. So, stop on by. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm a learner. I have a wonderful wife and two amazing children. I'm also a Middle School Principal. View my complete profile. FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed.
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Assessment for Instruction: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010. I've decided to shift gears a bit. I will not be posting to Assessment for Instruction anymore, but have a new blog. I have moved all my posts to the new blog, so you can read any old ones as well. The new blog is erictownsley.blogspot.com. So, stop on by. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm a learner. I have a wonderful wife and two amazing children. I'm also a Middle School Principal. View my complete profile. FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed.
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early steps in grading transformation: an email to my colleagues | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. Early steps in grading transformation: an email to my colleagues. Hello fellow math teachers,. I’d like to share an email I sent to my department this morning describing my experiences moving forward with mastery-based learning and standards-based grading. I’m working to move towards the ideas articulated by many in the #ttog. Dear math colleagues,. After reading On Your Mark.
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Burdorf's Edu Blog: What is reading?
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As an aspiring education administrator and current teacher, this blog will be designed to pass on content related to education. I will be posting educational materials but also be posting my own thoughts on where eduction is and where I would like to see it go. Thursday, October 13, 2011. I am in no way a reading teacher and I will be the first to admit I spend little time reading from books. That being said, something that happened recently led me to the question "what is reading? I don't want to discou...
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more on grading—a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part two) | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. More on grading a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part two). A continuation of part one. Cohen, Guskey, Schimmer, Wormeli. Many teachers worship at the church of the arithmetic mean. Fair Isn’t Always Equal. 2006), Rick Wormeli writes:. The best case I’ve been able to make for why the practice of averaging is so fraught is given by Thomas Guskey in. In teachers’...
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MeTA musings: February 2015
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Where Math education, Technology and Assessment meet. Standards-Based Grading: Converting to Letter Grades [VIDEO]. In my experience and observation, teachers and systems have used one of three systems when converting standards to letter grades in a standards-based grading environment. In the video above, I suggested each standards to letter grades conversion method has its own limitations, however they also bring with them specific strengths. Strengths and limitations when considering the Marzano Method.
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