If you haven’t encountered a “Currently” post before, it is just a fun post at the beginning of each month that serves as a way to share what is Currently going on in your life! You can link up and share your own “Currently” post by visiting the wonderful Farley over at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade. November is here and that means that it is almost time for my first parent-teacher experience as a teacher! I feel like this month will fly by with all of the new things that I have to learn, all of the things to prepare for, and all of… Read More
"Open Phone Exams" Response
This week I read a post by George Couros titled, “Open Phone Exams” in which he started off with the following comparison: “If I was to ask a question of an educator and they didn’t know the answer, the tendency would be to google it, or for some, to send out a tweet and ask the question. If they find the answer, they would be considered resourceful. If I was to ask a student a question on an exam, and they did those same things, they would be considered a cheater.“ This immediately got me… Read More