Kristin Phillips
Rethinking diagnostic assessment as entry points
It being September, I had quite a few good conversations about diagnostic assessments this week. Quite a few years ago, the practice...
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Kristin Phillips
Apr 25, 20143 min read
Teacher Feedback and Student Feedback
When thinking about effective feedback you want to think about two types: the feedback that you as the teacher gets which informs how you...
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Kristin Phillips
Apr 4, 20143 min read
Curriculum design that is messy (but research based?)
Traditionally curriculum is designed in units: persuasive writing, short stories, fractions, cell theory etc. In order to make the...
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Kristin Phillips
Mar 21, 20144 min read
Proactive Teaching vs Reactive Teaching
You plan the lesson. You have the ideas. You can see how it is going to go in your head. And then it doesn’t. Somehow the students...
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Kristin Phillips
Feb 2, 20143 min read
Multiple Entry Points into Learning
Differentiation, multiple entry points, small group instruction, individualized instruction, IEP’d students—how do we incorporate all of...
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Kristin Phillips
Jan 17, 20143 min read
“Kids will do well if they can”, Dr. R. Greene
I went to an interesting workshop on managing challenging behaviour and I thought I’d share some of Dr. Ross Greene’s ideas. Not only do...
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Kristin Phillips
Dec 6, 20133 min read
Small Group Instruction as Proactive Feedback
We often think of guided reading or guided instruction as a primary technique, but really it is good for students at all grade levels. ...
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