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- How to REALLY be Prepared for the 2020-2021 School Year 2020/08/17
- Teacher to Teacher: A Letter to a Naively Racist and Classist Younger Me 2020/08/13
- The Bomb, Duck-and-Cover Drills, and You (today, right now) 2020/08/11
- A Two-Track-Option Approach to Teaching and Learning 2020/07/20
- …on what is called “deep learning” 2020/06/24
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Teacher to Teacher: A Letter to a Naively Racist and Classist Younger Me
Steve, I’m here to address a problem that you’re going to want to dismiss as soon as you hear it. I’ll cut to the chase. When people talk about systemic racism, you are a part of the system perpetrating the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Teaching Memos
Tagged classism, classist, education, education system, educational system, elitism, ideology, racism, racist, systemic racism, Teaching, teaching all students
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Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise
Unlike many teachers, I do not teach the same content every year. Sometimes, I wish I were planning a unit I’ve taught many times before – and I’ve lived that experience in the past – but most of the time … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos
Tagged advice to new gamifiers, classroom game, classroom management, education, engagement, game, game my class, game-based learning, games, games in the classroom, games to learn, gamification, gamify, learning, presentations, student-centered classroom, twitter
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It’s about the relationship…
We teachers are not mere content-delivery mechanisms. Instead, the most important part of my job as I understand it is to build a helpful relationship with the student. Over the years, this actually has been news to me. Honestly, I’ve … Continue reading
Why I Stopped Giving Zeroes as Grades
A year ago, I stopped giving any zeroes in my classes. Having adopted this policy and used it for a full academic year, I offer for your consideration the top three reasons I am continuing not to assign zeroes. TLDR … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Memos
Tagged averages, education, grades, grading, motivating students, motivation, pedagogical strategies, pedagogy, reporting, statistics, teach, teachers, Teaching, what grades do
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