So I wrote on Monday that I am truly inspired to get after it here at RSHS to make a difference in the climate and…
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So I wrote on Monday that I am truly inspired to get after it here at RSHS to make a difference in the climate and…
This time of year we all, as administrators, want to have the best possible welcome back we can for our staff and our students. There…
I have been thinking a lot lately about expectations. Specifically related to myself as an administrator, for my teachers, and my coaches. Often times we…
This past Friday, we embarked on a journey as a staff to learn from each other. We held our first EdCamp-style professional development, and while…
Monday marks the kickoff of American Education Week. This is a week designed to shine the spotlight on the work of students, teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals,…
Create, Apply, Synthesize – what do these three words have in common? If you guessed they are all Level 4 verbs on the Webb’s Depth…
For the sixth time in my career I find myself at the Jostens Renaissance national conference. This year we are in sunny Scottsdale, AZ and…
Ok, so Popham gives us in this chapter the beginnings to building our own test items. But he does so with a few, actually five,…
Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Test Better, Teach Better’ Chapter 5: An Introduction to Test Building
Chapter 4 of Popham’s book brings to light a few things that I doubt many of us consider when writing our own tests, giving a…
Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Test Better, Teach Better’ Chapter 4: Validity, Reliability, and Bias
Too many testing targets…that is what the author has titled this chapter. In reality, this chapter focused on educational standards and the difficulties teaching and…
Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Test Better, Teach Better’ Chapter 3