Grading and Assessment

Learning to Drive or Driven to Learn? (Part 2)

April 22, 2011
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Learning to Drive or Driven to Learn? (Part 2)

Talking with Daniel Pink about Motivation, Engagement and Education continued from Part One On one of our snowed in nights this winter I had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Surprisingly he was snowed in at his location in Washington D.C. as well. ...

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Calling all thinkers: “Revision, Redemption, and Grades?”

April 15, 2011
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What’s in a grade? This is a question that I ask myself almost everyday, if not actually everyday. Recently, my learning partner, Synergy co-teacher, PLC co-director, and fellow faculty member – all one person…Jill Gough – posted this important system of inquiries about grades. The original post can be found at her primary blog...

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Learning To Drive or Driven To Learn? (Part 1)

April 14, 2011
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Learning To Drive or Driven To Learn? (Part 1)

Talking with Daniel Pink on motivation, compliance and education.  My wife Tricia “failed” her first driver’s test. There, the world knows.  Her father had dedicated the previous few months to teach her proper.  During the first lesson she, her father and younger brother got into the sky blue ’88 Caprice Classic station wagon that...

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This blog is the collected thoughts of school administrators that want to share best practices in education. All of the authors have different experiences in education but all have the same goal; ensuring we do what is best for students.