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Sarah Downing-Ford is a 7th grade middle school teacher in Maine who shares how her learners unpack standards and assess their own work.
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Scooped by Kathleen McClaskey |
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Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
Sarah share the lessons that she has learned in creating a learner-centered environment where her learners assess their own work and the work of their peers. Here is the question we asked and her response of what she called her "Top Ten".
What have you learned and what changes have you made from your initial steps?
"I have learned a lot in the past four years. Here is a top ten of what I have learned:
10. Don’t underestimate the abilities/flexibility of students.
9. Never assume the abilities/flexibility of students.
8. Share struggles, successes, questions with colleagues and students.
7. Don’t scrap the old stuff; as long as it meets a target, it is worthy.
6. Communicate with parents and students a lot, you can not communicate too much.
5. Find ways to create a bridge between the old system and the new system.
4. Stay organized.
3. Work with your team of teachers to create interdisciplinary units.
2. Nothing works as a canned program, modify as needed.
1. Have fun!"
Buenas ideas.