The Homework Mistake. I spent years assigning worksheets and pretended they were meaningful homework assignments. They were mostly reading questions that I thought would be a proper measure of students’ understanding of the reading material. Now I know that there are better ways to check for understanding? Most of the time, students would bring in their completed homework questions …
I always liked taking notes in college but hated taking them in high school. And now that I am a history teacher of high school students I give notes but every time I do I know that there are going to be 4 common problems. There is no question that for me that notes are the most …
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A Year Of Classroom Technology I began last year with an earnest attempt to add more classroom technology. My first technology initiatives were teacher-centered. I wanted a way to give students access to the class material so I signed up for Schoology, a learning management system. I was still giving a lot of traditional high-stakes chapter …
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The Lead-up: Setting: Any class, USA The class opens… Teacher: “Have you seen the news! Oh my goodness, what a story!” Students: “No.” Teacher: “Do you even watch the news!?” Students: “Sometimes… if my Mom is watching it in the morning.” Here is a piece of news for teachers: Students don’t watch the news. I …
Have you been asked these questions? As teachers, we answer student questions all day. We want to answer questions regarding the class materials. However, we you are usually asked: “Can I get another one of those worksheets? I lost mine.” “Can you email me student X’s homework?” “Can you email me all the assignments student X is missing …
Schoology: A Response to “What Was The Homework?” Read More »