"Want to know how to engage students, enthuse them, and bring out their best effort? Want ways to differentiate organically? Give them a voice in their decisions." (via MindShift) bit.ly/2B20ONg

Today is the day!

Huron 9th grade students touring the Huron Personal Project Exhibition

Huron 9th grade students getting ideas for next year.

Teachers often deduct points for late work bc they want students to respect deadlines. Or, they know engagement is important for learning, so they include participation. Grades are used as behavior management tool and sometimes an indication of mastery. owl.li/UY9V30nEqZb

Math at Huron going beyond the numbers

Thinking about the cultural force of "expectations". Do we set an agenda with a value *FOR thinking* over completion *OF work*? #ccotonline #CreatingCulturesOfThinking Project Zero pz.harvard.edu/projects/cultu…

Students in Advanced Journalism class do a gallery walk as part of the evaluating portion of the design cycle. Then they reflect on students feedback. #a2ib @A2SchoolsSuper Carrie James Todd Newell Huron High School

"If you help people to see this is what it's going to look like in the end, then you can work backwards and anticipate the hard points" Katrina Schwartz ow.ly/I9Pt50uKbjI #edchat #cpchat #eduleader #edadmin #leadership

One of my goals for this coming school year is to give my littles more opportunities to give and receive feedback.

Because it engages students in critical thinking and assessment, the scientific method reinforces the fact that the end result of a #history class should not be what can be remembered, but rather what can be done edutopia edutopia.org/article/using-… #edchat #sschat #teaching

"In a society that barely listens to each other, listen to our students. In a system that can be a flood of top down, let your classroom be one that allows voices to trickle up," says Heather Wolpert-G. ow.ly/eH8n50vQpBC #edchat #stuchoice #teaching

Students can learn about #implicitbias by investigating the cultural assumptions underlying their #history #textbooks @CCooperWWP edutopia ow.ly/rSi350wfpRl #edchat #sschat

We are celebrating 25 years of the IB MYP today! 🎉 We'd like to thank all of the terrific educators that make it such a fantastic programme! You can learn more about the #IBMYP on this exciting day at: bit.ly/2nbPBHf

Our first CP senior admission! First choice! Michigan Tech College of Engineering! Congratulations Patrick! Cannot wait to hear more good news! IB CP Wendy Rothman Huron High School

"It takes more time to get it, but the worth of that time to get to the question makes the rest of the instruction for that particular idea or unit so much easier." #edchat #QFT ow.ly/7lPk50wUjCN Katrina Schwartz

When students in middle school, high school, and college are able to connect what they are learning in school to what is important in their life, they learn more and become more interested in school Greater Good #edchat #mindsets ow.ly/ggCa50xDFmY

It is Personal Project Exhibition night at Huron high school!

Huron 9th grade students learning more about the Personal Project

Wow! A tremendous evening Huron High School tonight as Ss share their Wendy Rothman Personal Projects - Impressive - Congrats to all!!! #A2Breakthrough A2 Public Schools