Mind toolsТ describes the acronym SMART goals in the following way: “SТ – Specific (or Significant),Т MТ – Measurable (or Meaningful),Т AТ – Attainable (or Action-Oriented),Т RТ – Relevant (or Rewarding), andТ TТ – Time-bound (or Trackable)” I like that […]
Edutopia recently published a list with creative suggestions on how to acknowledge, assess student understandings. Opening up “measures” or ways to know what students know, allows for an assessment on […]
This week, my students are working on six-word memoirs and flash fiction as an introduction to our short story unit. With an essential question of “What makes a story a […]
Hello everyone This blog post aims to serve as an aid for you (the teachers). The purpose is in giving you the confidence and comfort when going forth with your […]
Hello Everyone, This blog post aimsТ to serveТ as an aid for you (the teachers). Т The purpose is in giving you the confidence and comfort when going forth with your students […]
Т Т Т Т Т Т Т Т It was our first week of school. On Friday a student walked in and asked, “What are we doing today?”“We are going to practice failing!” I announced enthusiastically. The […]
This week I worked with students in theТ Mosaic programТ withТ Kim LeddyТ andТ Steve Shapiro. Т We wanted to provide students with an introduction to mindfulness and mindful creativity while also introducing the themes of […]
This year had to be one of the best beginnings of the school year for me, and I’ve been at this 15 years, so I’ll take it!Т Reflecting on the […]
Outside: The classroom The box The same ‘ol, same ‘ol The norm Write something (outside), in the grass, under the wide open sky, in the fresh air, with a calm […]
On the September 1st, the Wex is hosting a screening of this documentary and the filmmakers will be there for a Q & A. It is free! Once a month, […]
Students are beginning to work on This I Believe essays. In this image, students have paired up with a partner from across the room to discuss the strengths/writing strategies of […]
This is a picture of a senior looking through the “Summer of Mo” (Mosaic) presentations. Every summer, we ask our students to treat the summer like one long learning adventure […]
At 6:05pm, my classroom is all set up and ready for students to show up for their first day of school tomorrow. I’ve used Brandi’s Types of Thinking as a […]
Students explored this chilly morning, finding an object that appealed to them, looking at it for an extended period, and using words and pictures to describe their objects. Practicing focused […]
Back to School at ACPA: http://artcollegeprep.org. (Might there be a more boring way to announce the reinvigoration of our learning space in Room 13? Probably. And yet the phrase leaves […]
The Pages Program (Wexner Center for the Arts) 