Library The Difference Between A Scoring Guide & A Rubric Scoring guides center teachers, assess quantity & prioritize efficiency. Rubrics center students, assess quality & prioritize feedback.TeachThought StaffJanuary 5, 2022
Library Dear Parents: Here’s What You Should Know About Letter Grades Letter grades don't mean what you think they mean. In fact, they can fail to communicate important truths about your child's learning.Terry HeickDecember 9, 2021
Library 12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.Terry HeickDecember 3, 2021
Library 20 Ways To Improve A Test, Quiz, Or Other Assessment From making it adaptive to changing the form, timing, language, or structure of the assessment, here are 20 ways to improve a test.Terry HeickNovember 28, 2021
Library 12 Ways For Teachers To Save Time In The Classroom Implementing the instructional process of formative assessment can actually maximize time for teaching and learning.TeachThought StaffNovember 15, 20211 Comment
Library 10 Of The Best Grading Apps For Teachers With the right application--and expectations--grading and grade book apps can be a useful tool for busy teachers.TeachThought StaffOctober 31, 2021
Library Rethinking Grading In A 21st Century Project-Based Learning Environment Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.Terry HeickOctober 25, 20215 Comments
Library How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom Problems still surfaced but with a system in place, it was much easier to identify exactly what went wrong and why and communicate it to students.Terry HeickOctober 21, 2021
Library How To Grade Assignments In Google Classroom In Google Classroom, you can give a numeric grade, leave comment-only feedback, or do both. You can also return assignments without grades.TeachThought StaffOctober 20, 2021
Library 18 Inconvenient Truths About Assessment Of Learning It's an extraordinary amount of work to design precise and personalized assessments that illuminate pathways forward for individual students.Terry HeickOctober 8, 20211 Comment
Library A Better Alternative To Grading Student Writing For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.Terry HeickOctober 6, 2021
Library Rethinking Grading In A Project-Based Learning Classroom Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.Terry HeickOctober 5, 2021
Library Grade Differently: 7 Categories To Create Learning Badges The effect of well-designed learning badges is a kind of encouragement mechanic that helps students see their own progress.Terry HeickOctober 4, 20212 Comments
Library 30 Of The Best Google Classroom Tools For Teachers Here are 30 of the best teaching and learning tools that integrate with and otherwise extend and improve Google Classroom.TeachThought StaffOctober 2, 2021
Library 18 Essential Apps For The Organized Teacher From grading apps to file sharing and communication tools, the best organization apps for teachers all have one thing in common: They save teachers time.TeachThought StaffOctober 2, 2021