12.15.22 Erin Beard How to take the dread out of grading, scoring, and reporting: Part 2 In my last blog post, I shared my personal journey of shifting my grading, scoring, and reporting practices. I provided some background about why this topic is so important, offered some prompts for... Read more
12.13.22 Erin Beard How to take the dread out of grading, scoring, and reporting: Part 1 I can’t point to an exact moment when I realized that my grading and scoring practices weren’t empowering my learners. Rather, it was a gradual awareness that with just one score or letter, I... Read more
12.9.22 LaTanya Pattillo Learning Heroes leader shares advice on how to support post-pandemic student growth Students continue to rebound from the pandemic, with further narrowing of gaps between current-year and pre-pandemic achievement levels, according to new NWEA research. The analysis looks at fall... Read more
12.8.22 Erin Ryan Literacy experts answer educators’ 10 most pressing questions about dyslexia In our webinar Dyslexia: What every educator should know about the most common learning disability, NWEA literacy experts Tiffany Peltier and Cindy Jiban took an evidence-based look at dyslexia,... Read more
12.6.22 Monica Rodríguez The best of Teach. Learn. Grow. in 2022 Nearly three years since COVID-19 shut down schools across the US, things feel somewhat normal again. Kids are having field trips. Masks are optional most everywhere. No one is worried about running... Read more
12.1.22 Kayla McLaughlin Translanguaging as part of the writing process Like many in the US, I studied Spanish in high school as part of my graduation requirement. While in college, however, my motivation for continuing with the language became decidedly more personal. I... Read more
11.29.22 Mary Resanovich Putting it all together: Real examples of how to integrate supplemental content into your core work If you’re a regular reader of Teach. Learn. Grow., you may remember that in September, I examined why teachers turn to online supplemental content and shared some resources for vetting the... Read more
11.22.22 Aubree Kammler 25 Teach. Learn. Grow. posts to help you build an equitable classroom Equity in education benefits all students. In the simplest terms, equity in the classroom can be defined as providing all students with what they need to feel welcome, safe, supported, and empowered... Read more
11.17.22 Miles Davison Restorative justice explained School districts across the US have increasingly adopted restorative justice (RJ) practices to address concerns around equity, school climate, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Once thought of as an... Read more
11.15.22 Jacob Bruno 5 strategies from educators finding their way in a brave new world My daughter recently started playing rec sports. I tend to arrive early for pick-up, hoping to catch a glimpse of her in her element, trying something different and having fun with new friends.... Read more
11.11.22 Lindsay Dworkin Newly elected officials must get straight to work, supporting students and schools Election season is over for now, and incumbent and newly elected officials across the country are facing an uphill battle trying to help their communities recover from COVID-19. The latest release of... Read more
11.10.22 Kellie Schmidt Understanding the writing process and how it can help your students When I was in school, I learned about the writing process in a way that made it seem linear. In my mind, it was akin to a drive along an interstate: long, mostly flat, and straight, with only... Read more
