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Stu A takes the test and scores a 73%. Stu B takes the test and scores a 58%. Student B gets another shot to study and wow! score improves to an 88%. Yay, Student B! Except that Student A doesn’t get that same chance because they scored a passing grade. No way, not in my class.
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Grades are bogus. They were never designed for learning. They were designed for ranking and sorting. Modern teachers aren't here for that reason. – at Cupertino, CA
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I allow as many retakes as possible to demonstrate mastery at 100% credit. My job title is Teacher. I am here to help students learn not to burden them with red tape and arbitrary punitive score reductions that don’t accurately reflect their knowledge. – at Long Beach, CA
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Remember:
1. The oceans are being killed.
2. Forests will soon be gone.
3. Fertile soil is disappearing.
4. Megafauna risk extermination.
5. Insects are vanishing.
6. Climate chaos is inevitable.
7. Extinction is now.
8. Plastic is in our blood.
None of this is front page news.
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My grading policy: remove all barriers to students earning the grade they want.
When I say, “I don’t give you a grade, you earn it.” I mean it.
#edchat #caedchat #2ndaryela
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When spending money on programs, curriculum, professional development, or technology consider these questions:
1. Why is this needed?
2. How will it improve learning?
3. What criteria will be used to determine it was a wise investment or to continue funding?
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Congrats to former Charger Griffin O’Connor who started for Yale yesterday. All he did was throw for 436 yards and 4 touchdowns. Just like when he was at Edison. @EdisonSportsNet – at Huntington Beach, CA
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It pays to be proactive! A new study finds that greeting students at the door increases engagement by 20% and reduces disruptions by 9%—effectively adding 1 hour of learning per day. edut.to/2CPY8Xj
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So much of what we do as teachers starts with noticing, with seeing. so much of what our students do starts with noticing, seeing. How intentional are you with helping your students... notice, see
#edchat #tosachat #caedchat #nctevillage #engchat #aplangchat
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This is the wealthiest nation that has ever existed on the face of this planet. It has abundant wealth beyond all of our imaginations. It has the power to cure this country of its economic and social ills if we have the political will to do so.
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Support Edison MUN and the EHS Foundation. Come get your 4th of July fireworks from the TNT stand in the Vons parking lot on Atlanta and Magnolia. We open July 1st at noon. Hit us up before all the good stuff is gone! @EdisonChargers @EdisonSportsNet
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$30,000: The cost to send a California student to UCLA
$75,000: The cost to send someone to prison in California
Maybe, just maybe, we should be investing in education rather than locking kids up.
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"You cannot selectively numb emotion. You can't numb hard feelings without numbing joy, gratitude, happiness." @BreneBrown bit.ly/1rtSZEv
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Need to engage your AP Lang students after the exam? Point, counterpoint on Kanye West with Ta-Nehisi Coates theatlantic.com/entertainmen… and Thomas Chatterton Williams theamericanscholar.org/kanye…
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If schools want a strong collegial atmosphere, they need to foster it intentionally—both across the school and on smaller scales @edutopia owl.li/DYdz30jTPTs #edchat #schoolculture #cpchat #edadmin #stress
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"Students who more easily self-identify as ‘English types’ immediately get a little more comfortable in math class if they experience those types of (literary) questions regularly.” @joelbezaire @samjshah @KaraNewhouse bit.ly/2ICxqQW #mathchat
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Kids aren’t distracted because of devices. They are distracted because of the task, lack of relevance, and no real accountability.
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What a great ribbon cutting ceremony for the district’s new compressed natural gas (#cng) facility. The new facility will provide energy cost savings and help save the environment by diverting 12 tons of #carbondioxide.
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#Recess isn't just down time for educators or play time for students. Research has shown that #play helps students pay attention in class, prevents #bullying and develops social and emotional learning owl.li/6v7A30ijFVD #edchat #cpchat #mentalhealth #edadmin
