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Building Better Rubrics: Empowering Learners Through Effective Rubric Design

Catlin Tucker

Finally, a rubric helps to mitigate the perception of subjectivity in grading by emphasizing the objective criteria that are being assessed in a student’s work. Rather than relying on a teacher’s subjective feelings, the rubric provides clear and specific guidance for what is expected and valued in the assignment.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. Teachers outside of English or language arts may feel it is not their responsibility to teach writing.

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7 Digital tools for project-based learning

Neo LMS

Voicethread can successfully be used in math, art, language, or history PBL activities. Here , you can find great examples of how teachers have used Voicethread with their students in their classrooms around the US and Europe in subjects like social studies, art, language, history, physics, and more. . All in all.

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This Future Teacher Found a Path That Brings Together His Love of Language and Learning

Edsurge

Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. He had a front-row seat to a career that would allow him to pursue his two greatest passions: language and learning.

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Simple Articulation Strategy: 5 Ins and 5 Outs

Catlin Tucker

Click To Tweet In my role as a coach, I had the opportunity to facilitate an articulation day with a group of middle school English language arts teachers. English Language arts teachers might want to create 5 ins and outs for reading, writing, language, and soft skills/study skills.

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Teaching Fireworks: Why Zest Simmons Loves Teaching #LoveTeaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Zest Simmons on episode 626 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Zest Simmons is an award-winning AP English recognized for how she helps diverse students achieve excellence. In this episode, she tells her story for #LoveTeaching week. We can reach every child. Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

eSchool News

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects.

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