7 Mistakes To Avoid In Student Assessment

7 Mistakes To Avoid In Student Assessment

7 Mistakes To Avoid In Student Assessment Quality assessments are essential for evaluating the effectiveness of teaching methods, curriculum, and student learning outcomes. Here are seven mistakes that quality assessments in education typically aim to avoid: 1. Lack...

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20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning

20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning

20 Keys To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning Feedback plays a crucial role in the process of learning and personal growth. Whether you are an educator, manager, mentor, or a peer, knowing how to provide feedback effectively is essential for fostering development...

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10 Keys to Success For Student Group Work

10 Keys to Success For Student Group Work

10 Keys to Success For Student Group Work Embarking on a group project can be both exciting and challenging for students. The collaborative nature of group work offers a unique opportunity for shared learning and diverse perspectives. However, effective management is...

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7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan

7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan

7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education It’s that time of year again when the students are walking out the door for the summer and the gears of next year start accelerating. Spring and late summer (in...

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5 Facilitation Tips To Help Learners Grow

5 Facilitation Tips To Help Learners Grow

5 Tips To Be A Better Facilitator by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education A few weeks ago as I was wrapping up an Inquiry Workshop with a really fun and great group of Agricultural Science Educators I was approached by a young man who said he would...

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How To Up Your Llama Llama Red Pajama Game

How To Up Your Llama Llama Red Pajama Game

How To Up Your Llama Llama Red Pajama Game by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education We wouldn't recommend playing this version for your kids as a substitute for reading it to them as there is a bit of an "adult-ish" spin toward the end but it's...

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Why Your School’s Copy Machine Should Be Named Bob Marley

Why Your School’s Copy Machine Should Be Named Bob Marley

Why Your School's Copy Machine Should Be Named Bob Marley by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education Who doesn't love a little copyroom humor right? We snapped this picture in the copy room of Norfolk Collegiate while we were there for an Inquiry...

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How To Get Quality PBL Work From Your Students

How To Get Quality PBL Work From Your Students

Lessons Learned On The Journey To High-Quality Student Work (Part 2) by Eric White, ThoughtStretchers Education Workshop Facilitator *this blog is part 2 of 2 In my previous post, I discussed three major lessons learned on my way to high-quality student work. Let’s...

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3 Ways To Get High Quality Student Work

3 Ways To Get High Quality Student Work

Lessons Learned On The Journey To High-Quality Student Work (Part 1) by Eric White, ThoughtStretchers Education Workshop Facilitator *this blog is part 1 of 2 ( (read part 2 here) While educators have differing philosophies on how students best learn, one statement I...

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Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking

Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking

As a new principal, I sat at my desk reviewing classroom assessments and I dropped my head in dismay.

It was no wonder our students were receiving high marks on classroom assessments—almost all the questions required students to recall memorized information. However, our state assessment and content standards demanded higher levels of thinking. Due to this misalignment, our school results on the state assessment were expectedly low.

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20 Practical Everyday Assessment Strategies

20 Practical Everyday Assessment Strategies

20 Practical Everyday Assessment Strategies It's crucial for teachers to have a toolkit of effective assessment strategies to gauge student understanding and progress. Daily assessments not only inform educators about their students' comprehension but also provide...

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5 Powerful Teaching Strategies For Project Based Learning

5 Powerful Teaching Strategies For Project Based Learning

5 Powerful Teaching Strategies For Project-Based Learning by Jill Ackers-Clayton and Dayna Laur, Have you ever been sitting at your table thinking about how to start planning for your first, second, or twenty-second project and thought to yourself, “Where do I begin?”...

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5 Inquiry Based Learning Strategies for Metacognition

5 Inquiry Based Learning Strategies for Metacognition

5 Inquiry Based Learning Strategies for Metacognition Metacognition, often referred to as "thinking about thinking," is a crucial skill that empowers students to take control of their own learning processes. When students understand how they learn and can reflect on...

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The Future Of Learning Includes Spiral Slides

The Future Of Learning Includes Spiral Slides

The Future Of Learning Includes Spiral Slides by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education Innovation comes in many shapes and sizes and I love the way Eminence Independent Schools included fun in their new building addition they call The EDhub. The EDhub...

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