We’re rolling out a new community called Better Measures for Learning (BM4L), and we hope you’ll join us. The community is a free space for educators who want to rethink what, how, and why they teach and grade. If that sounds like a pretty big set of questions, it’s...
When it comes to planning Project Based Learning (PBL), one of the things we hear a lot is that teachers want to “frontload” content material before doing a project. By frontloading, we simply mean the common practice of a teacher explaining or “covering” content...
Award-winning educator Leslie Schoof taught biology and physical science at Madison Early College High School for about 9 years. She recently transferred to Madison High School where she will continue teaching biology and physical science, but will also have a role as...
With the end of the year rapidly approaching and the updated guidelines from the state about grading and instruction for K-12 students, you may find yourself asking: If I can’t hold my kids accountable with grades and attendance, will they even come to class and do...