Learning Giant's Blog
SBG vs Seat Time
Standards-based grading and compulsory school time are two competing factors that send mixed messages to the school community. On the one hand, standards are a set level of achievement or proficiency that students attempt to meet in a given school year. When students...
Controlling Students
I wrote in my last post that students have been leading their own learning, and at the end of that post, I encouraged others to start their own processes. As I wrote the last post, it became too long, and here I am sharing another one in order to help anyone who needs...
Gapminder
I am writing these more procedural lesson plans because I have two new teachers teaching the same course as me who just started this week. They are taking over for someone who is moving into a new role. I wanted them to have a greater understanding of what I do on a...
Independent Inquiry Projects
To say that the past two years have been a struggle for everyone is an understatement. Personally, I haven’t been the teacher that I know I could be. A few good friends have reminded me of a way to get back to that person, and here I am writing again. I needed it and...
When the right answer is ultimately wrong
I was taught the right way to eat a Snickers bar in second grade. While I would like to tell you how to do it, I promised Mrs. Meadowcraft I would never tell, and out of my deep respect for her, I won’t. At seven years old, I felt special that I knew the right way to...
Remote Learning: Google Slides and an overbearing teacher
This is another post in a series that highlights the successes of being in a full remote setting. I love being in class, weaving between tables as students work. I hear their conversations and see their writing as I pass by each group. Despite being in a pandemic and...