FOR TEACHERS: Using Quick Check-Ins to Measure Students' Understanding
Giving students choices in their assessments can help teachers better gauge what students know and what they need for differentiated lessons the next day, educator and author Mike Anderson writes in this blog post. Anderson describes choice assessments using fifth-grade classes and offers tips for implementation.
FOR PARENTS: Why Social Media is Not Smart for Middle School Kids
Wondering why your middle schooler's social media use has ratcheted up your stress levels? Understanding the brain at this age can help you. Tweens' brains are simply too immature to use social media appropriately. Learn more here.
FOR TEACHERS: What One Teacher Learned by Watching Her Own Teaching
When math educator Michelle Russell made videos of her own teaching, reality turned out to be much different than what she had imagined was happening. In a refreshingly transparent voice, Russell describes what she's learning by examining herself and her students at work -- and what she plans to do to improve her practice. Read more.
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: Schools Worth Visiting
If you believe that school visits are the best form of professional learning, check out this list of elementary and middle schools that will give you a better sense of what’s possible in education. This list was compiled by Getting Smart and is based on a couple thousand school visits, and with help from educators. The list includes schools that achieve extraordinary results for underserved communities, create powerful learning experiences, and/or have innovative school models.
Center for Christian Urban Educators
The Center for Christian Urban Educators seeks to encourage, equip, and empower Christian educators as they impact the lives of the children entrusted to their educational care.
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