Making Your Masterpiece Cameron Zindars

This episode is part three of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli.

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College Admissions adapting to Standards Based Grading
Pitfalls of all forms of grading
General advice from Rick Wormeli on education

This episode is part two of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli.

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Advice for implementing Standards Based Grading
Demanding learning in the classroom
Vital importance of formative assessments
Examples of formative assessments
Start developing your course with Backwards Design
Collaboration with other teachers
Universal application of Standards Based Grading

This episode is part one of a three part interview with standards based grading guru Rick Wormeli. 

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The need for observing other teachers
Teachers need to learn from their students
The need for Standards Based Grading
Overcoming your preconceived opinions on grading

In this episode I discuss some of the fallacies commonly believe about grades as well as discuss some of the cognitive bias that may prevent our students from having a growth mindset. I end the episode with practical tips to improving your assessing of student learning. 

This is part 3 of 3 of my interview with history teacher Roy Olson. In this last portion of the interview we discuss that we as teachers project our inward soul onto our students whether we know it or not. What we care about projects onto our students and it is truly impossible to be "neutral" as a teacher. We also get into practicals of how to implement discussion within your own classroom. 

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-The humanity of teaching
-Inspiring students to be agents of change
-Neutrality as a teacher models apathy
-Practical tips for implementing discourse and discussion in the classroom
-How to respond to classroom “failures”

This episode continues my interview with history teacher Roy Olson as we discuss how we use controversy to facilitate discourse and discussion in the classroom. Many teachers avoid controversy like the plague, however, in this episode we explain how controversy plays an integral role in our classroom and why it should in yours too. 

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-Using controversy to drive discussion
-It’s impossible to be neutral in the classroom
-Teaching students to be aware of their cognitive bias
-Critical pedagogy vs bankings pedagogy
-Student preparation for debates
-Having high expectations for students