Love of Learning More Predictive of Success Than Grades - The Atlantic. At the beginning of this school year, my colleagues and I decided to avoid giving the sophomores in our English classes any grades for six weeks.
Research shows that providing students with a number or letter in addition to quality comments prevents them from authentically reflecting. Quantitative grades also diminish student interest in learning, reduce academic risk taking, and decrease the quality of thinking. But beyond academics, as teachers, we saw the negative impact grades made on our students’ mental and emotional health. In fact, though a bit outdated, a 2002 study conducted by a psychologist at the University of Michigan showed 80 percent of students based their self worth on their academic success, leading to low self-esteem and other mental-health issues. In a highly academic setting, here was an opportunity to catalyze our students’ broader motivations for learning—a quality with macro-benefits in an environment obsessed with single Scantron marks. Ww2.kqed. How to Export all your Google Docs Files with a Click.
06 Feb 2012 See how easy it is to export all your Google Docs files as a zip file in a single click using the Google Takeout service. couch mode print story Do you want to put all your Google Docs files on a USB drive before you take that road trip?
The Google Docs website does offer an easy option to help you download all your documents in one zip file but there’s another simpler alterative that you may want to give a try – it’s called Google Takeout. Once you have logged in to Google Takeout with your Google Account, select the Google Docs service and hit the “Create Archive” button. 3rd Grade Thoughts. Purely Paperless: Paperless Online Planning: Planbook.com. So, a little background- as a first year teacher, I tried several different ways to plan.
I started with the traditional lesson plan book with squares and quickly realized that I needed a little more structure in my planning, so I tried creating my own form. I went through several of these. Each was great in it's own way- no problem with false modesty here ;)- but it just wasn't a good fit for me. By the middle of the school year, I finally settled on a Teacher Planner that was based on David Allen's theory of Getting Things Done... a truly great productivity book, if you're so inclined... a bit of a cult following. At any rate, it did the trick for my first year. Learning Tree Educational Products. The Green Plan Book Make an earth-friendly statement with this 13" x 9-1/2" spiral-bound plan book.
It includes 42 planning pages as well as pages for student information, conferences, substitute information, seating plans, birthdays, student transportation information, yearly planning, and a daily schedule. Printed on FSC-certified recycled paper. 96 pages. TEACHER LESSON PLAN BINDER. <div class="deployment_message_block"><span> Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT.
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I call this my "guinea pig time" because as I think of new ideas I like to try them out with the class I currently have. Test the waters, see if an idea or activity works or flops. I also like to get as much done as I can now for next year. Lesson Plan Binder and Getting Ahead. Erin Condren Teacher Planner Lesson Plan Template. I, like many other teachers, jumped on the Erin Condren Teacher Planner bandwagon.
I have always typed and printed my lesson plans and taped them into the ugly, generic ,lesson plan book the school provides. I decided to be brave and try handwriting my lesson plans this year into my gorgeous Erin Condren planner. I bought those amazing Frixion erasable pens because I just knew I’d mess up my plans or have to make changes.. Lesson Plan Binder and Getting Ahead. A Full Introduction To Edmodo. 20 Grading Apps For the Mobile Teacher. No doubt all our readers in the education field are well aware of the explosion of iPads and tablets in the classroom and their ability to make learning easier and more interactive.
But we suspect at least some of you are still reluctant to turn the new tech loose on grading, an area where you could be needlessly wasting hours assessing students with an antiquated system. We know change can be daunting, but we promise that within this list of apps teachers love, you’ll find something you love, too. GRADEBOOK PRO:If you’re a teacher who’s been hanging on to a hard-copy gradebook, this app is your invitation to see what all the fuss over grading apps is about.
TEACHER AIDE PRO:Winner of 2011′s Best App Ever award in the teacher category, Teacher Aide Pro can handle 90 students per class and makes communicating with students a cinch via text, mass emailing, and CSV compatibility. Sample_Course_Evaluation. 2014_ICT4ELT. Abstract ICT4ELT (Information and Communication Technology for English Language Teachers) is a session for teachers who want to explore how computers could be useful in their teaching but do not know where to start.
It can also help more experienced teachers who want to know more about new ICT tools. Designed by a team of long standing "Becoming a Webhead" (BaW) moderators and co-moderators (BaW was an Electronic Village Online (EVO) session that ran successfully for ten consecutive years), ICT4ELT is an entry level session that does not require prior knowledge of ICT tools to complete the course. The course's main objective is to enable language teachers to integrate technology into their teaching using tech tools to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information. Participants will have an opportunity to create their own instructional materials using a variety of tools, collaborate, exchange and share across the globe. Objectives Target Audience Interest Section Sponsors Level: 2014_Business_English. Abstract Professional development is something we all know we should be making time for, but often the busy lives we lead as teachers make it difficult for us to find the time and the space to focus on it.
Our Developing Business English Teachers session will give you the time and the space to do just that. Together with top practitioners in the field of Business English from Europe and South America, you will be given the opportunity to develop your knowledge, broaden your horizons and share your experience. The course is aimed at practising business English teachers and those interested in working in this exciting area of ELT. Target Audience Inexperienced and experienced teachers of Business English and English for Specific Purposes, as well as those who are interested in working in these areas in the future.
Interest Section Sponsors IATEFL: Business English SIG TESOL: Computer-Assisted Language Learning IS, English for Special Purposes IS. Where Learning Happens. 15 Favorite iPad Apps As Selected By Teachers. Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often. Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps that were listed most often, and include some feedback from teachers regarding why they like them so much. Online Classroom. Pre-K Classroom Organization @pre-kpages.com.