Best Practices: From the field

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Ron Berger on Critique

This video was shot at High Tech High in 2009.

12.21.11 by Todd Felton | 0 | Filed under: From the field Tags: Curriculum

Calling for your best practice ideas

10.26.11 by Todd Felton | 0 | Filed under: From the field Tags: Community, Improvement

One of the hallmarks of the EL model is an emphasis on high-quality student work that inspires craftsmanship and deeper learning. While researching student projects for our archive, we've come across wonderful student work hosted online and wanted to share just a few samples from our network and beyond.

Click on each image to see how much students can accomplish when inspired.

4.28.11 by Todd Felton | 0 | Filed under: From the field Tags: Active pedagogy, College access and readiness, Engagement, Products, Projects

Question of the Week: Talking about Asessment

Question of the Week:

As a new feature of the Best Practices blog and the EL in the News roundup, we are posing a question on our social media outlets for your thoughts. This week's question is about grading and assessment: What are the challenges you face when discussing portfolios and grading to parents and non-school audiences? What do you say to help them understand portfolios and student-engaged assessment practices?

10.04.10 by Todd Felton | 3 | Filed under: From the field Tags: Active pedagogy, Assessment, Learning targets

Expeditions at Kettle Falls: Standards-based compelling stories

Valerie McKern and Gregg Goodnight explain how learning expeditions work in Kettle Falls Elementary School in Curriculum in Context

What is a healthy forest? That is the question that Kettle Falls Elementary School fourth graders have been grappling with all winter. In order to examine this question, fourth grade teachers Sally James, Sydney Potestio and Judy Galli have designed an expedition with carefully scaffolded projects for their students. Through these in-depth, service-learning reading, writing, math, science, social studies and technology.

7.29.10 by Todd Felton | 0 | Filed under: From the field Tags: Active pedagogy, Engagement, Projects