Posts Tagged by policy
Change Teaching by Changing Grading
| February 27, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Grading, Teaching, Thoughts |
I have made a few changes in my chemistry class recently that came more out of pragmatic necessity than anything else, but these changes have caused me to revisit grading…again. Ultimately, what caused my change was the expectation of having three graded assignments put into the grade book each week. That’s three for every student,… more
I Can’t Teach Science
| February 8, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Science, Teaching |
Ever since the State of the Union address on January 24th, I have seen more blog posts and articles on STEM than I have in a very, very long time. The problem is, they’re all focusing on the wrong thing. I feel like I’m channeling Michael Doyle and even Dan Meyer today, but it really… more
Grades Revisited
| November 2, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
I spent some time this afternoon updating my grade book. Like most of us, grading is my least favorite part of teaching and I have a nasty habit of putting it off for longer than I should. I end up having marathon grading stints after school and it usually seems to coincide with other things… more
Who Should We Teach?
| September 8, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
I missed the first half of the Republican debate last night due to a soccer game. I caught the second half, and was a little frustrated that Brian and John focused so much on the four popular candidates, but that’s neither here nor there. What caught my attention was in the blogs after the debate… more
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