As I dive more and more into Standards Based Grading I am intrigued by a number of things. The first…
Gamergate and Games in the Classroom: thoughts on Vox interview with Megan Condis
When I introduced Gamification as a teaching model to my principal 5 years ago one of the first questions was…
Test Corrections Review and Standards Based Tools
A few weeks ago I wrote about an “Enhancing Multiple Choice” questions with a graphic organizer that forces students to…
5 Reasons I’m Thrilled My Students will read this
So a wierd thing happened last week. My Principal Retweeted my post – There is Always a Late Penalty. I…
Why I’m Moving on from XP Grading: The Problem of “Grinding”
Ever since I can remember I have been playing Madden football games. It was one of the video games that…
There’s Always a Late Penalty: Social Costs of Missing Due Dates
Just to be clear. I don’t give a grade-based late penalty on graded work with a due date. I have…
Multiple Choice Enhancement: An Update
Yesterday I wrote about using an enhanced Multiple Choice technique inspired by Blake Harvard and Andrew Kozlowsky. The concept worked…
Multiple Choice Enhancement: Inspiration from @effortfuleduktr and @MrKoz31
We are at the time of year where Multiple Choice Tests are on my mind. My South Carolina US History…
The Dark Secret of the Timer: a Goose Chase App Case Study
A couple weeks ago my school decided to celebrate Read Across America with a rumpus of a competition using the…
