Have you ever felt like Ben Stein in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Standing awkwardly in front of your silent class and staring at blank faces (or blank Zoom screens)? How can it be that no one besides you has any idea why the Smoot-Hawley Tariff was so terrible?…
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A formative assessment is a low- or no-stakes assessment that provides extensive feedback on incorrectly answered questions. It also provides positive reinforcement on correctly answered questions. Formative assessments both measure how well a student is learning during instruction and give the student useful feedback to improve learning outcomes. By contrast,…
Leave a CommentIce Breakers give students the chance to express their knowledge of themselves. They are the first foray into an active and engaged class community. Ice breakers are fun, person-focused, and have the purpose of requiring learners to find something in common with the learning community. Whether you are teaching an…
Leave a CommentOne of the benefits of a flexible grading tool is that you can grade almost any way that you want. One of the problems with a flexible grading tool is that it is complex and sometimes confusing. The Brightspace grade book complexity, while allowing instructors to grade in a manner…
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