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Students are challenged when tasked with developing assessments. In order for students to be successful test makers, they need to know how to apply good criteria to create accurate and quality [...]

As teachers, how do we become better and better each day? We want to be the best we can possibly be so we can improve student performance and increase student achievement. Five Tips to Increase [...]

What is a Minute Paper? The Minute Paper is a feedback tool that teachers can use with their students to help get feedback about themselves while also giving students a chance to self-reflect. [...]

When students don’t have benchmarks to compare their work, there’s no opportunity for feedback until their work is reviewed by the teacher. If given the opportunity, students have the [...]

Students Teach Students: A Method to Improve Learning “While we teach, we learn,” said the Roman philosopher, Seneca. When we give students a concept to teach, students learn what they know and [...]

Students want to be rewarded and recognized for their performances. Once given positive feedback, students will respond better to all feedback given. Ideas for Providing Positive Feedback Send [...]

1. Provide Feedback to Recognize Good Performance We often express what students do wrong, and rarely recognize them for good performance. Most people respond better when positively encouraged. [...]

Why hold teacher-student conferences? As teachers, we know there are so many things to get done in a school day. It can sometimes be overwhelming to think of trying to add anything else to that [...]

If something is important enough to give an assignment, it should be important enough to assess. Many teachers hear the word asses and their minds immediately go to grading, and how dreadful it [...]

Six Traits To Help Meet Students Expectations As teachers, we always want try to meet students expectations by create learning environments where students want to learn and gain confidence as [...]