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Rigor can be creative

As long as I can prove to a parent that I know their kids, that I know their writing pros and cons, how I got there doesn't prove to be a difficulty. Besides, so many of my techniques have to do with...

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The idea of students

The idea of students providing feedback for each other can be most powerful! Here we challenge students to become engaged in using criteria with which to assess others. But, more importantly, it's a...

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The art of Debate

As a speech and debate elective teacher (as well as an ELA teacher) I try to bring in elements of debate, the empathy of counterargument, and the art of arguing into my classroom. I love your quote:...

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I'm trying to do many of

I'm trying to do many of these things in my classroom, and one thing I'm finding with the 6th & 7th graders is that they struggle to self and peer evaluate projects in class. The feedback they are...

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Scaffolding

Ryan, Thanks for your comment (and I also saw you on the middle school discussion group, so welcome!). I know it sounds obvious, but the answer is scaffolding, scaffolding, and more scaffolding....

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Some great advice here - I

Some great advice here - I use a number of these already in my classroom (rubrics, deep feedback, commenting) but some of the others I will definitely add to the old teacher toolbox. In particular, I...

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Goalsetting

Keith, You bring up a great point about goal setting. It is a powerful too to have the student agree with a target and shoot for that by a certain point. I mention that in my book, and it's an...

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Important contribution to the dialogue

Loved the 12 tips on how to get a handle on the "grading" dilemma. This is one of a teacher's many responsibilities that requires mentoring. As teachers, we tend to not address the homework, grading,...

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Being Realistic

Very helpful excerpt Heather. One of the areas that we tend to get ourselves and our students into trouble is not being specific about what we are looking for. What is our goal for this assignment?...

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Never thought to outsource the grading!

I really enjoyed the tips that you gave for giving students feedback. I am on my fifth year of teaching engineering and cabinetry in Fargo, ND and have found some of the tips that you have given to be...

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Changing the Assessment?

Great question, Scott. Well, as a Language Arts teacher I find that I don't really need to change the assessment too much as each kid writes differently. Also it's the writing that I find difficult to...

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What a great list of ideas!

What a great list of ideas! As a middle school English teacher, I often feel like there is so much writing that needs to be graded. And, when I grade each essay, each homework assignment, each test...

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A System of Grading Symbols

I am a 7th grade history teacher and devote the largest amount of time in grading short answer and essay questions. For these questions I have developed a system of grading abbreviations that I will...

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Feedback symbols

One thing I have started doing is using symbols to give feedback in writing. In the beginning of the year, I work with students on when to capitalize in their writing. After teaching when to...

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This was a great list of

This was a great list of ideas! Thank you! I often hand out rubrics first, before students even begin writing, so they know exactly how to do their best. I have found this works really well and doesn't...

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I teach 6th grade English and

I teach 6th grade English and always have rubrics for the writing projects we do. Does anyone else who teaches English/Writing use anything different? Are rubrics what you find work best? Also, I...

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I really liked the ideas

I really liked the ideas given in terms of feedback. One area I really liked was your last one in regards to feedback being given back to the teacher. This is something I have tried to employ in my...

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I am also intrigued about a

I am also intrigued about a couple of your suggestions below. What are some types of symbols that you have used in the past like you are talking about in #7? I give my students the ability to do a big...

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I like what I see from this

I like what I see from this list. A couple that stand out the most is outsourcing grades and also keeping the students in suspense. I like to use lots of feedback during my lessons and also enjoy my...

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Really liked your ideas... I

Really liked your ideas... I have tried a few but it is nice to have a list of different ideas to help me be more effective at grading. I have found that I get swamped at times and it can be really...

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