This will be my third year teaching Introduction to Computer Programming. The first year I had 15 students which was a good showing, but last year I only had 5 students. It turned out to be a scheduling issue, but … Continue reading
“Math class is tough.” Barbie (1992) How can I use SBG to challenge the top learners? So after weeping quietly into my cereal while looking at the Geometry Regents results at the end of this year (just kidding, I don’t … Continue reading
The grading system in Geometry this year was described to the students with the following description: The final concept grade will be out of a grade of 8. The best you can do on the first quiz is a 4 … Continue reading
To copy Ms. Nowizee from last year, I want to share my Geometry Concept List. This was the first year of Standards Based Grading in Geometry, and before seeing the end of the year results, I’d give it a B (more … Continue reading
Great post from Terie Engelbrecht: 1) I do it so students can focus on learning, not points or effort. 2) I do it for students who take longer to make their own meaning; those same students that often get plowed under in … Continue reading
@CmonMattTHINK put forth a comment on twitter a couple of mornings ago: Salman Khan TED-talks about classroom inversion: http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html Very exciting, yes. But I must be the cranky old man and say.. SO much of this (and SBG) is about … Continue reading
In concert with the Standards Based Grading, I’ve also changed my homework policy. In the past I would check homework completion levels every day from every student. They would have a grade out of 4; 4 fully done, 2 half … Continue reading
This is a quick post describing one small reason (of many) of why I like SBG. The setup for the gradebook is as follows: each student gets 2 shots (in class) to quiz on each topic, the grade is out … Continue reading
I am the Big Bad Wolf. The students are some mix of the three little pigs. They don’t know yet that I am the Big Bad Wolf, and they are building away at their houses. However this story is … Continue reading
So I’ve talked about it before, but I was selected to be a guinea pig for a new 21st century classroom. I’ll be teaching two classes in this classroom: Geometry Regents, and Applied Math (second half of year is called Consumer Math). … Continue reading