Category: Student-Led
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Move to the Middle
Recently, I wrote a little about a concept I’m playing around with called Highly Responsive Teaching. Basically, it is centered around the idea that the teacher “moves to the middle”. I first heard of this phrase in Hacking Leadership by Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis, where they talk about being the link that connects people…
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Get Out of the Way
Today, I took a moment out of each of my classes to stop and look around the room. Everywhere, there was activity and discussion, invention and debate, as well as reflection and perseverance happening in droves. Heads were focused on their work, hands were pointing or gesturing in explanation, and exclamations of excitement were happening…
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Feedback for Learning
My students are starting to wrap up their first project of the school year, which is to create a model of a food web. They are doing some amazing work, and I couldn’t be happier with all they have accomplished so far. At this point in the process, we start peer reviewing to get some…
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Students Owning the Assessment Process Through Rubric Creation
Ah, rubrics. The favored tool for assessment by teachers. Loved for their wonderful detail and their range of performance levels, rubrics are a great way to communicate expectations to students. Just like other teachers, I love a good rubric. There’s just one problem; I’m really horrible at making them. I’m so horrible, in fact, that I’ve stopped…
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New Adventure
There is nothing more fun to watch than a curious kid. Over the last week, I’ve had way too much fun. Watching students’ eyes light up at the idea that the Chromebooks were arriving. Watching them carefully unzip the cases, set them on the desk and begin testing them out. Eagerly customizing and exploring on…
Katie Budrow 