tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.comments2013-08-08T17:52:48.950-07:00A Journey Towards Pedagogical Best PracticeGB_Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-13680463970330996262013-08-08T17:52:48.950-07:002013-08-08T17:52:48.950-07:00Thanks Anonymous! Good to know it's working f...Thanks Anonymous! Good to know it's working for others. Hopefully this will take our student athletes to the next level. We've always stressed academics first at our high school. This program will hopefully help support that mantra. GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-89379582597059339942013-08-08T11:28:01.715-07:002013-08-08T11:28:01.715-07:00Definitely not boring, Mr. Kline. This type of pr...Definitely not boring, Mr. Kline. This type of program sounds like the study tables that UWGB athletes are required to attend. I also liked that the golf coach checked in with me regularly to know how his athletes were doing in their academics. This type of partnership makes for more successful students (and athletes).<br />And it is important to get to know students outside of the classroom and for them to get to know us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-28679550002008526872012-02-12T18:54:28.654-08:002012-02-12T18:54:28.654-08:00I had not seen that! Thank you! I tweeted the au...I had not seen that! Thank you! I tweeted the author and shared my blog with her. Great stuff - thanks for the comment.GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-88455391612325819042012-02-12T17:06:00.537-08:002012-02-12T17:06:00.537-08:00Hey Jeff,
You probably saw this NY Times blog art...Hey Jeff,<br /><br />You probably saw this NY Times blog article on homework: <br />http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/i-hate-homework-i-assign-it-anyway/<br /><br />There it is, just in case not. It's all interesting to me. It's been a long time since I've thought about homework!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839615844063401825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-36169311665314813102011-11-22T04:24:18.447-08:002011-11-22T04:24:18.447-08:00Thanks for the comment Daniel. I certainly agree ...Thanks for the comment Daniel. I certainly agree with you that the prices are outrageous and that there are other delivery formats worthy of merit. However, I'm not sure I personally could ever classify any book as a "broken model of knowledge distribution." I think in the end it's about diversifying the tools we use in the classroom. Great conversation.GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-17676775829171576212011-11-21T18:27:29.431-08:002011-11-21T18:27:29.431-08:00Textbooks are a broken model of knowledge distribu...Textbooks are a broken model of knowledge distribution however we have been beholden to textbook companies for so long we don't know any better. We are used to paying through the nose for textbooks because we had no choice. Today we have many choices and need to break free from the stranglehood on us. Just my 2 cents.Daniel Friedmanhttp://www.edtechtribune.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-82362500257961731272011-11-21T17:56:48.466-08:002011-11-21T17:56:48.466-08:00Many thanks! I'm glad you're finding it i...Many thanks! I'm glad you're finding it informative. I'm a big fan of Joe Bower and have learned a great deal from his posts over the years.GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-12702586591184182592011-11-19T07:37:20.785-08:002011-11-19T07:37:20.785-08:00Just found your blog via a comment you left over o...Just found your blog via a comment you left over on Joe Bower's blog! I've added you to my feed reader and look forward to what you share!Jeff Yearouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226657658716462435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-56035861855181917232011-11-08T15:31:52.442-08:002011-11-08T15:31:52.442-08:00Hello Ms. Sullivan!
Thanks for checking in and ...Hello Ms. Sullivan! <br /><br />Thanks for checking in and leaving a comment/question. This forum is for all of us, I'm just the throwing some ideas out there for us to discuss!<br /><br />The only deadline I have for my students to turn in late work, resubmit projects, and retake tests is an arbitrary Friday about a week before the semester ends. It's funny, I'll tell the kids at the start of the semester the deadline date that's about 4-5 months away. (For example, the fall deadline that I told them in September is January 13th). The kids laugh thinking that's a millions years off. They're blown away by how quickly it comes around. The reason for this is that I want kids to have the entire semester to do this work. <br /><br />Your second question was about kids taking advantage of the opportunity. That as my fear as well. However, I can now say after four years that I have never had one do that. The reason is that there is all of that work on their own to earn the retake opportunity. Coming in after school to work 1-1 with a teacher isn't on every teenager's "to do" list. Then to have to make the flashcards and get the note from mom and dad... most fizzle out after one attempt. I think I've only had 1-2 kids retake a test more than once. However, for the kids that simply had a rough testing day, it's a godsend in their opinion. <br /><br />Hope this helps. Thanks for checking in. Feel free to continue the dialogue on this or other topics!GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-63989538389590998952011-11-08T15:10:18.606-08:002011-11-08T15:10:18.606-08:00Jeff,
I like your ideas here - ensuring that the ...Jeff,<br /><br />I like your ideas here - ensuring that the right studying happens before the retake (meeting, flashcards, and a parent note). Do you have a time limit on when students are allowed to retake a test?<br /><br />Have you found that students take advantage of the policy by not studying in the first place, knowing that they can just take it over again anyways??<br /><br />Would love to hear back with your thoughts!Ms. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584971291486424753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-55540191996355477182011-11-08T03:51:04.465-08:002011-11-08T03:51:04.465-08:00Thank you Tracy! It's been an incredible jour...Thank you Tracy! It's been an incredible journey and there is so much to consider. I look forward to hearing more about the work you're doing! More to come!GB_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449053802465725233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-33887116674032801002011-11-07T19:42:36.047-08:002011-11-07T19:42:36.047-08:00I love that you are thinking so deeply about this ...I love that you are thinking so deeply about this Jeff. I've just started to think of the work that I do as an arts administrator in a youth program as more about education than simply arts education (that is, education in the arts is an integral part of educating a whole human being, not just an extracurricular). I have so much to learn. And it's just my part-time gig! Anyway, I've appreciated your efforts and wish I had more to add. I'm reading!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839615844063401825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-28163155705729888992011-11-06T10:53:31.231-08:002011-11-06T10:53:31.231-08:00Jeff you are spot on!!!! Am totally changing my t...Jeff you are spot on!!!! Am totally changing my thinking. First year teaching at the middle school level in social studies (20 in elementary) and I've already learned that there are sooo many different reasons why students do what they do on a test. LOVE performance assessments mixed in too! Thanks for sharing your insights!!!Ann Clermontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849500493049560751.post-37417247960434092702011-10-27T11:15:36.730-07:002011-10-27T11:15:36.730-07:00There are two debates here. One is whether we shou...There are two debates here. One is whether we should be writing the objectives on the board. This is an important discussion to have, whether you are for it or not.<br /><br />The second debate here is whether teachers should have the professional responsibility to decide whether placing anything on the board is appropriate. For external sources to impose their ignorance with the force of law on teachers seems to me to be grossly inappropriate and irresponsible. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. It's a discussion that does not happen nearly often enough.<br /><br />JoeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.com