One of the most important tools in a teacher’s toolbox is the ability to make a solid and reliable rubric. Rubrics not only help students prepare assignments, but they also provide teachers with a fair, measured, and fast method for assessment. There are many ways to make a rubric and this guide will demonstrate how ...
Assessment is the process and procedures used to gather data, utilizing a variety of factors, about student performance. Assessment is a very important factor in education. An educational professional must be able to effectively evaluate and assess the students progress and knowledge of the subjects being taught. A teacher must also be able to assess ...
Rubrics: Objective Assessment or Just Another Subjective Way to Assess Students If you are a school teacher anywhere in the US, you have undoubtedly been introduced to rubrics. Indeed they have been promoted as the best thing since sliced bread. But all bread is not created equal. A thick crusty slice of homemade bread toasted ...
Objective: Students should come away with working definitions of the terms “perspective” and “point-of-view,” as well as the ability to recognize from whose perspective a story is taking place, and to insert their own perspectives into their writing. Age/Grade: 2nd-3rd Materials: The Pain and The Great One by Judy Blume Writing materials (paper, ...
Here it is: your first day of school, and you’ve signed up to take an AP class (or two or three!). You’re understandably intimidated as the teacher launches off into a diatribe about DBQ’s, FRQ’s, how fast the class movies, how much material the course covers, and of course, the all important AP Exam in ...
Placing students in small groups to complete a task is an important method of teaching. It provides students with a variety of activities and is able to accommodate different modalities. Working in small groups provides motivation for the students and allows a student to focus on his or her strengths. Small group work gives the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. the civil rights activist and minister who was martyred in the 1960’s birthday is coming up on January 15. The United States remembers and celebrates his life and work on January 21. This day is a civil holiday but schools remain open and many if not all educators will acknowlege the ...
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