Monthly Archives: September 2010
Objective-based grading implemented
| September 27, 2010 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Mastery |
The first attempt at anything is usually inefficient, clunky, and unpolished. That’s how I feel with my class at the moment. I’m trying to polish and refine, but I need to be patient, because I will probably never be completely satisfied…but I think good teachers are never comfortable with everything they do. We need to… more
Coming Up: Student Periodic Tables
| September 13, 2010 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Projects |
Part of the mastery system is assessing students through their own, unique work. For this next unit (beginning today) students have an opportunity to show me what they know through their own digital periodic tables based on…cereal. While this isn’t true student-driven assessment, it’s a step in the right direction for my class. I’m hoping… more
Parent conferences…how to explain?
| September 10, 2010 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Mastery |
One of the challenges I’ve faced so far this year is explaining to parents how the class works and trying to convince some of them that this method is pedagogically sound. The biggest question I get from parents is: “With instruction based on videos and podcasts, what do you actually do in class? How is… more
Easy web conferencing options
| September 7, 2010 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Technology |
Part of the challenge of teaching today is finding a good time to meet as a group. And in a city as large as Seoul, meeting in person isn’t always an option. I’ve had a lot of trouble finding time to meet outside of school with students, so I decided to do some research on… more
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