Recently I got in a conversation with some teachers about use of exit tickets, which seem to be a relatively common instructional strategy. As we talked, we were surprised to realize several of us had made the same mistake when
Flexible Grouping: Tips and Tricks
There are as many ways to structure flexible grouping as there are teachers and classrooms.
Flexible Grouping
What Makes Grouping Strategies Effective? A Summary of Research Grouping students for instruction has long been a part of our educational system. Most commonly, students are grouped into grade levels by biological age. Grouping by ability has also been a popular method of
Education and Skiing: An Analogy
Whenever I’m in a discussion about what changes are most needed in our educational system, I always end up going back to one particular, much-needed change: Eliminate grade levels based on students’ biological age. Turning five before September
Being an Effective Teacher
Teachers make a difference. A number of research studies have shown that the #1 factor on influencing student learning is the effectiveness of the teacher. More than class size, more than curriculum, more than funding… the quality of the teacher
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