Number 1: My GAFE Summit experience
Even though this post has been up the least amount of time of all the posts listed here, it is by far the most popular amongst readers as it's had the most page views.
Number 2: Why I Support the Common Core
Unfortunately these excellent standards have become extremely politicized, and higher standards for students have turned into politician talking points. I'm no politician. Just a parent and educator who genuinely wants what's best for children and teens. At a recent education conference, I heard Chuck Todd speak, and he assured us the political drama over these standards will increase in the coming election year.
Number 3: Social Studies Includes History and Teaching
Another hot topic in America right now relates to how we teach social studies.
Number 4: EQuIP Educators Evaluating Quality Instruction
Number 2: Why I Support the Common Core
Unfortunately these excellent standards have become extremely politicized, and higher standards for students have turned into politician talking points. I'm no politician. Just a parent and educator who genuinely wants what's best for children and teens. At a recent education conference, I heard Chuck Todd speak, and he assured us the political drama over these standards will increase in the coming election year.
Number 3: Social Studies Includes History and Teaching
Another hot topic in America right now relates to how we teach social studies.
Number 4: EQuIP Educators Evaluating Quality Instruction
My work this year has led me to participate as a member of the peer review panel with Achieve, and the opportunities have continued as I've spoken at several national conferences, have guest blogged, and have met new people because of my work with The Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky.
Number 5: How I Learned About Vocab Instruction
For me this actually was one of my favorite posts to write, and it's also been popular amongst readers. I suppose because we see so many poor examples a of vocabulary instruction, we're all hoping for something more meaningful and engaging.
Number 6: A World Enough and Time
When my husband started teaching high school this year, we began this written conversation series and have blogged together a few times. This particular post includes a play on an Andrew Marvel poem.
When my husband started teaching high school this year, we began this written conversation series and have blogged together a few times. This particular post includes a play on an Andrew Marvel poem.
Number 7: Kentucky and Colorado Teachers Collaborate to Create Units of Study with Embedded LDC Modules
Collaborating with others invigorates me because I believe many minds are better than one.
Number 8: Why I Won't Make My Child Complete a Word Search Worksheet for Homework
Talk about feedback. Within a few hours this post garnered both positive and negative feedback on Facebook, so I provided an update a few months later.
Number 9: Formative Assessment--A Process--Not a Thing
This post followed a NCTE Twitter chat about formative assessment and included a culmination of my thoughts on this topic from the past few years.
Number 10: Students Plan to Change the World with Real-World Project Based Learning
A highlight of last year for me was listening to students explain their project to me. I have no doubt they really will impact our world.
Finally finishing this post while enjoying the evening view.
Collaborating with others invigorates me because I believe many minds are better than one.
Number 8: Why I Won't Make My Child Complete a Word Search Worksheet for Homework
Talk about feedback. Within a few hours this post garnered both positive and negative feedback on Facebook, so I provided an update a few months later.
Number 9: Formative Assessment--A Process--Not a Thing
This post followed a NCTE Twitter chat about formative assessment and included a culmination of my thoughts on this topic from the past few years.
Number 10: Students Plan to Change the World with Real-World Project Based Learning
A highlight of last year for me was listening to students explain their project to me. I have no doubt they really will impact our world.
Finally finishing this post while enjoying the evening view.
