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15 hours ago
3 min

Pregnant Pauses and Other In-between Spaces (My Love Affair With the Semicolon)

We all have our challenges, but they don't have to strangle our hope. Those of us who struggle with depression or anxiety...

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4 days ago
2 min

Writing a Non-Grading Policy for Your School

It's time to take the no-grades policy school wide, are you ready? Read on to see the plan.

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6 days ago
3 min

Tips For Solving the Parent Educator Dilemma

Have you ever seen the scene in Mr Holland's Opus where his son Cole yells at him and tells him he loves his students more than he loves him

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Aug 2
3 min

Fear of Leaving the Classroom

When you love teaching, leaving the classroom seems unfathomable. Many of us struggle with how to keep our careers fresh and ever evolving.

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Jul 30
4 min

10 Lessons from Movies About Teaching

Which movies about teaching have really made an impact on you and why?

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Jul 28
2 min

Imagining an Educational Tomorrowland

Caution! Read this post only if you care to dream about possibilities

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Jul 26
2 min

Thank You, Daddy, For Always Believing in Me

Dads can be crazy and why shouldn't they be, raising kids is hard work while trying to grow up themselves.

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Jul 23
3 min

School Relationships: What if We Got a Do-Over?

Schools are built on relationships and when they don't start off well, it can make for challenging and often adversarial times.

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Jul 21
2 min

If School Is Not 'The Real World,' What Is It?

The real world is a place we exist in all the time unless we are down the rabbit hole with Alice.

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Jul 19
2 min

7 Reasons to Empower Students to Self-Assess

Empowered kids are engaged kids and allowing students to be in charge of their learning and assessment promotes growth and self-efficacy

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Jul 16
2 min

Students Self-Assess For Mastery

You might be wondering if students are capable of grading themselves after a year worth of work.

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Jul 14
3 min

Senior Cut Day, Prom and Other High School Rites of Passage

What moments will you remember from the many students who have shared their memories with you, even if only tangentially?

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Jul 12
2 min

Woeful Tales of Blindness in Proofreading

What happens when the teacher makes a mistake?

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Jul 9
2 min

The Perfect Teaching Candidate

Getting the right teaching job can be a challenge.

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Jul 7
4 min

8 Essential Shifts That Made Year 13 Memorable

Since reflection is a huge part of learning, this time of year is a great time to review the experiences of the year and evaluate growth to

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Jul 5
2 min

Rethinking Honor Roll, De-emphasizing Academic Competition

Honor roll and other merit-based recognition doesn't serve a school community well.

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Jul 2
3 min

How Do You Share Your Data?

Data doesn't have to be a dirty word, it can just be information used to help inform learning and future teaching

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Jun 30
3 min

Should Mandatory "Seat Time" Requirements Exist?

Is mandatory seat time necessary for learning or is it just another antiquated hoop for students to jump through as they play school?

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Jun 28
3 min

Can You Be Convinced to Change Your Grading Policy?

Grading policies need to reflect the times, not the experiences of our childhood. What should determine a grading policy?

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Jun 24
1 min

Conversations About Equity and Grading

Check out this recording of the Hacking Assessment Q & A about grading for equity.

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STARR SACKSTEIN,

AUTHOR

Pregnant Pauses and Other In-between Spaces (My Love Affair With the Semicolon)

Writing a Non-Grading Policy for Your School

Tips For Solving the Parent Educator Dilemma

Fear of Leaving the Classroom

10 Lessons from Movies About Teaching

Imagining an Educational Tomorrowland

Thank You, Daddy, For Always Believing in Me

School Relationships: What if We Got a Do-Over?

If School Is Not 'The Real World,' What Is It?

7 Reasons to Empower Students to Self-Assess

Students Self-Assess For Mastery

Senior Cut Day, Prom and Other High School Rites of Passage

Woeful Tales of Blindness in Proofreading

The Perfect Teaching Candidate

8 Essential Shifts That Made Year 13 Memorable

Rethinking Honor Roll, De-emphasizing Academic Competition

How Do You Share Your Data?

Should Mandatory "Seat Time" Requirements Exist?

Can You Be Convinced to Change Your Grading Policy?

Conversations About Equity and Grading