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  • Crazy Teaching: Just Doing What Makes Sense http://www.crazyteacherlady.com/

    Blogging about practices and ideas that make sense in terms of student learning and skills. A range of topics are covered, from PBL to standards-based grading to education reform to whatever I feel like writing about that day.

LATEST ARTICLES ( 139 )

  • Choices, Choices

    I am a big believer in differentiation, despite what some might say. When done correctly, it challenges students at their level of readiness, pushing them a... Read more

    Posted on 17 January 2015 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • That's Dumb

    I like to start my days with a little learning if I can, going through my feed reader before heading off to work and reading all of the good stuff contained in... Read more

    Posted on 12 January 2015 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Back in the PBL Saddle

    One of my New Year's resolutions was to do what's right, not what's expected. Since I have a class that really isn't into having school done to them, I decided... Read more

    Posted on 04 January 2015 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Having It Vs. Understanding It

    I'm scoring final exam projects at the moment, using a holistic rubric that aligns to my scoring system. As I put in scores in my gradebook, students are... Read more

    Posted on 03 January 2015 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • What I Believe

    What Believe

    I don't believe in teaching a lot of content to students just so they can know stuff for another class, whether it be another class in high school or another... Read more

    Posted on 29 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • NGSS: What Does It Look LIke?

    NGSS: What Does Look LIke?

    The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are, in a nutshell, the Common Core standards for Science. Here in Illinois where I reside (only because my... Read more

    Posted on 20 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Reflection on a Final Exam

    I wrote earlier about the fact that I have to give a multiple choice test in my Biology classes. This is not the case in my Environmental Science classes,... Read more

    Posted on 13 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Accountability for Moving Forward

    Accountability Moving Forward

    What's more important - following a curriculum because it's the District's curriculum or adjusting the curriculum to meet the needs of your students?Teaching... Read more

    Posted on 11 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Final Exams SBG-Style

    I have to give a common final exam. This exam consists of a lengthy multiple choice test (guess-fest?). I'm not a fan of final exams, and I've written about it... Read more

    Posted on 11 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Growing a Growth Mindset

    Growing Growth Mindset

    I feel like I've been watering a bunch of wilted plants with my teaching this year. You see, a lot of the students I have encountered this year have a firmly... Read more

    Posted on 10 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Some Thoughts on Rigor

    "We need to increase the rigor of our curriculum.""Rigor is the focus for this year's professional development.""What we need to do is increase the rigor of... Read more

    Posted on 07 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Line It Up

    Line

    When it comes to teaching, learning, and assessment, there are a few basic ideas I believe and put into practice in my classroom:Teachers should have a clear... Read more

    Posted on 06 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • A Few of My Favorite Tools

    Presentation and assessment tools, that is. This morning I had the privilege of presenting to my colleagues regarding some ways to make presentations more... Read more

    Posted on 04 December 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Make Them Fix It

    I'm big on exit slipping and progress checking - it's my way of doing formative assessment to let students know how they're doing as the learning is progressing... Read more

    Posted on 25 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • A Small Challenge

    There are two things that I've done in my teaching career that have challenged me to think differently about what I do in the classroom:1. Write the test... Read more

    Posted on 20 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • That Class

    I have that class this year. You know the one. The one that is full of students that are only taking your class because they needed a class to have a complete... Read more

    Posted on 19 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Go Forth and Innovate

    Forth Innovate

    At a recent meeting, we were told that teachers should be more innovative. But what does that really mean? How can you just tell teachers to go forth and... Read more

    Posted on 16 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Doing What's Right, Not What's Expected

    I have been doing a lot of things because I think people expect me to do them.I've been assigning homework that is pretty much busy work when I know students... Read more

    Posted on 15 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Adjusting to This "no 1:1" Thing

    Adjusting This 1:1" Thing

    I'm not in a 1:1 classroom this year. I'm adjusting. Some plasma membrane structure goodness with the whiteboards. I'm still really into students showing me wha... Read more

    Posted on 15 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

  • Thoughts on Engagement

    Thoughts Engagement

    What does it mean for students to be engaged?I've been having some conversations with myself and with others about what it means to have students engaged... Read more

    Posted on 05 November 2014 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE