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Improving student learning is the number one goal for teachers and school leaders. Parents play a major role in achieving this goal.  It is vital for parents to be partners in their child’s [...]

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 Give Feedback and Use Formative Assessment? When you provide feedback to your students in creative and fun ways, they are more likely to succeed.             D. Royce Sadler, a Professor [...]

Building relationships make a difference Checking in with your students makes such a difference. Not only does is it improve student grades, but it is also key to building relationships between [...]

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 [...]