Students taught math by highly qualified teachers learn more: bit.ly/2xk4tHY. However, the effect is small. One standard deviation of teacher subject expertise increases student learning by two weeks per year. Subject expertise is only a small part of teacher quality

Success criteria isn’t eduspeak, it’s a strategy that we, as adults, use almost every day. Whether it’s buying a car or choosing the clothes to wear for the next day, we use success criteria to make decisions. Students need the same strategy to learn and grow.

Pretty excited to see Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale drop the SAT requirement for college applications. Many more effective and authentic ways to determine if a student is a good fit for a post-secondary program.

Quick tip on report card writing (‘tis the season!): Don’t reinvent the wheel when crafting meaningful comments; you likely already have what you need. Take the learning goals + success criteria already developed alongside self-assessment & your anecdotals and you are 90% there!

Loving this new resource from JeffBeaudry and Dr. Anita Stewart McCafferty Great to see a focus on the importance of assessment literacy ... both for students and educators. Well done!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN #canExchange Canadian Postcard Exchange - Interactive way for students to get to know our beautiful nation while exchanging postcards with other communities. Click Link to Register goo.gl/forms/W8h25dRk… For more information: sites.google.com/wcdsb.ca/canex…

Now THIS is a website every educator should follow. Kudos to two of the most intelligent and thoughtful people I know.

For my colleagues interested in Ontario mathematics education #onted

Look for our posts on success criteria coming shortly – and in the meantime, why not read up about effective learning goals? harnessassessment.com #onted #harnessassessmnent #empoweringlearners

“Learning goals empower learners to take ownership of their learning by making information about learning accessible to them.” Are you using this powerful tool with your students? Learn more at ow.ly/q7fR50iPWst

"A student must...come to hold a concept of quality roughly similar to that of the teacher; be able to compare the current performance with the standard; be able to close the gap. Shepard (2005) Sounds like the ‘assessment loop'. Visit ow.ly/yOJG30mD4zo

Doesn’t matter if you’re focusing on fundamental math, inquiry learning, guided problem solving or even worksheets. Now, more than ever, the importance of assessment FOR, AS, and OF learning are critical components in ensuring all students are successful in learning mathematics.

David Booth was the mentor everyone should be lucky enough to have. In my professional career, there was no one who inspired me more. His words of encouragement, wisdom and sense of humour guided me over the last 8 years and will continue to going forward. Thank you, David.

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Reflecting on all that I learned from OISEUofT @ProfDavidBooth and there are many. One of my favourites: It doesn’t matter what gets a child to read as long as they’re reading. Even if it’s the back of a cereal box, encourage them and watch their love of reading grow.

Rise and shine! Today is #BellLetsTalk Day! Don’t hit the snooze – come on and get your tweet on! bell.ca/letstalk #BellLetsTalk

Apologies for the lack of tweets, but my husband and I welcomed our first child a month ago and I’m on parental leave from EDU. I’ve been blogging about our journey here: gayswithkids.com/community/gran… and lots of Instagram posts @daddypapaandjasper More education posts next year!

#PrideMonth is here! And what better time to bring #LGBTQ+ issues into your classroom. Start with books - there are many! For all grades! And they will spark beautiful conversations with students. Can’t wait to see how you bring Pride into the #classroom #pride #GayPride 🌈

Dear Wonderful ON educators, Many of you are in contact with your students right now. Thank you. They need you now more than ever. Teachers are what makes our system one of the best in the world. Thank you for being there. #covidontario #ONTEd #COVID19Ontario #teachersareheroes

What a great post about changing our assessment practices with student learning at the centre. Thank you for sharing. x.com/d_martin05/sta…