Learning and Teaching

The core of school success is learning and teaching. These are at the heart of our mission as educators. What are current best practices? How do we elevate the teaching profession? Why do some innovations work to increase learning?

How Setting Goals Jump-Starts Student Achievement

These great recommendations for goal-setting came were recently offered, and we thought adding to them would be beneficial here. Feel free to pass these ideas along to your teachers or instructional teams! How Setting Goals Jump-Starts Student Achievement The visible learning research shows the importance of helping learners “see” their learning. It also helps learners …

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Far-Reaching Deal , McGraw-Hill and Open Educational Resources

What Are Open Educational Resources? Open educational resources (OER) are open and free instructional materials not restricted by licensing. Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. There is no universal usage of open file formats in OER. McGraw-Hill …

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Learning Targets and Success Criteria

A learning target is a short-term goal or statement of intended learning. When paired with success criteria, it gives a clear direction for the progress of the teacher and students. In this article, Diane MacKinnon shares her experiences working with learning targets and success criteria.  Knowing Where You’re Going by Diane Young MacKinnon Although I’m …

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Data, Culture, and Teacher Leaders

Originally posted in https://www.nassp.org/2018/12/01/role-call-december-2018/ Gunston Middle School is a school in northern Virginia with more than 60 different nationalities and more than 30 different home languages represented within the student body. We were a school that celebrated rich diversity, but we did not equitably educate all students for high levels of success. Gunston had a history …

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