Dancing Out Front
I’m in my fourth year in my teacher leader position here at MAMS. It wasn’t until about a year ago that I had an overwhelming aha! moment about who I was, or wanted to be, as a leader. My principal...
View ArticleBe Reasonable!
Defining Targets With Reason In an earlier post I talked about what a learning target is, and how to write one. Whenever I run a PD session about learning targets, someone points out that it is...
View ArticleApplication of Learning: It Doesn’t Have To Be An Outhouse
We know that mastery happens when skills or knowledge are applied in new situations or contexts. As adults, we have these natural opportunities all the time. For example, I’m reminded of the time I...
View ArticleExceeding Is More Complicated Than Adding Glitter and Flash
There are different ideas about the best way to report student progress towards targets, or competencies. One of the most popular methods is to use a 4 point scale with levels described similarly to...
View ArticlePre-Assessment: A Key to the ZPD
The Zone of Proximal Development is the sweet spot of education; this is where meaningful learning happens. We all read about Vygotsky and Social Development Theory at some point in our teacher...
View ArticleGiving Students The Map
One of the reflection questions I routinely present to teachers to use as they develop their customized classrooms is the following: How am I making learning targets as transparent as possible in my...
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