Author Archives: J Martens

Grade 7/8 students in Jeanne Boland’s class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, discuss the power of “unpacking” learning targets so that they can articulate a clear vision of the intended learning and criteria for success. (VIDEO) Note: This video … Continue reading →

via Dylan Wiliam’s Presentation The bridge between teaching and learning

Last fall a colleague from another district asked me if I could “recommend any professional resources that frame a student’s ability to be self-directed and establish learning targets that are consistent with self-regulated learning?” Their team had done a fair … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Martens in the Middle:
Here is a copy of the letter that students from our pod wrote to explain the reports to their parents and to be included as an insert with their report card. We started…

Thought it might be helpful to add an outside voice to our local conversation. Below are excerpts from the article Four Reasons to Seriously Worry About Peronsallized Learning by Alfie Kohn in the Washington Post Personal learning entails working with each child … Continue reading →

We are doing a lot of self-regulated learning work (building as we go) with grade 6/7 at my current school. Some of our story School of Awesomeness (student post): http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/blogs/normarosepoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=83 Six Slides that describe our school: http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/blogs/normarosepoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=66 Much is still … Continue reading →

Thought I shared this months ago. Realized I hadn’t. A summary of Chapter 7 from Dylan Wiliams’ Embedded Formative Assessment.

Originally posted on Martens in the Middle:
Two places where you can find out what students are learning in Term 2. Martens in the Middle Green Pod Website – click on Curriculum Tab