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Peer Feedback
I have students in various grade levels working on design projects this year, and it only seemed right that they would give each other feedback. The 4th and 5th graders were working on designing video games, and the 8th-12th grade engineering students were more than happy to play the games and critique them. My two … Read more
No Man is an Island With Pineapples
Our state has a new appraisal system for teachers, and goals for professional growth are a huge part of it. Within 24 hours on the Twittersphere I came across two great suggestions for helping teachers with this process. First, I read a post by Jennifer Gonzalez on “Cult of Pedagogy.” Jennifer describes something called a, … Read more
Austin’s Butterfly
My friend, Donna Lasher (@bdlasher), shared this video with me on Twitter earlier this week. I was blown away by watching how constructive feedback from his peers was used to improve a student’s work dramatically. In this video, you will see the power of a good critique as well as an excellent argument for giving … Read more
Two Stars and a Wish
This post should be tagged, “yet more proof that I live under a rock.” Even though that’s kind of a long tag, and tags aren’t really supposed to be long. Plus, you might be disappointed if you go looking for other posts with that tag because I just thought it up. If I were going to … Read more
Simultaneous Back Channel/Polling App
If you are reading this post because the title excited you, I am sorry to say that I do not know of a simultaneous back channel/polling app. This post is to request your help in finding one! I recently got a great comment on my post about using Socrative as a Back Channel. The commenter, a … Read more