Ask any teacher what their least favorite part of teaching is and the likely answer is “grading.” I know that’s my answer. I hate grading. Hate It! Hate It! Hate It! I used to spend hours writing lengthy comments only to learn that my students couldn’t read cursive handwriting. Then I worked to create specific …
As a resident of Los Angeles County, I’ve been teaching on Zoom for over a year. At first, “do no harm” was the only requirement and we only expected to be out for two weeks. We are currently still remote teaching and everything that I’ve built up in my 20 year career was all thrown …
Let’s Change the Stigma!I think assessments have gotten a bad rap. We need to change how we think about the purpose of our assessments. They are not just a grade to be entered in the gradebook, but instead they are to monitor student progress, allow for student and teacher reflection, differentiated to meet the needs …
