Is a student best summarized by a test score? I would give you a minute to think about that, but I know I don’t have to. You answered right away. Whether you’ve taught for just a year or you’re on the verge of retirement after a long and fulfilling career in the classroom, you know…
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One for All? Let’s Hope Not
Sometimes you just want to break up the monotony of class work and assessment like a demolition team breaks up an old high rise. Dynamiting your lesson plans is a drastic measure. You’ll need them tomorrow. But wouldn’t it be nice if, just for today, you could demolish a standard-issue, prewritten unit test and replace…
Accurately Assessing Math Knowledge
There’s this one kid who always seems to be underfoot when I go home at the end of the day. Everyone claims he’s my youngest son. Even he claims it’s so. Who knows? I do seem to have quite a few memories of him being around since the moment he was born. I walk through…