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Posted on May 28, 2012 by J Martens

Originally posted on Altitude:
Last week, for the first time that I can remember in my career as a teacher, I hit the wall.  It was epic.  One minute I’m saving my students from illiteracy and then WHAM – I…

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Blogging Workshop

Posted on May 10, 2012 by J Martens

Yesterday I participated in Hamber’s Pro D day.  My contribution was a one hour workshop introducing teachers to blogging.  I worked off of this page which has my presentation, links to blogging sites & posts, and links to examples of … Continue reading →

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Intro to the Why’s & How’s of Formative Assessment

Posted on May 4, 2012 by J Martens

Planning to update the examples below [Sept 30, 2015] On Friday April 20th approximately 35 secondary teachers from around the VSB met to learn and share more about the why’s and how’s of formative assessment. The first part of the … Continue reading →

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Revised Assessment in Action – April 20th – Churchill

Posted on April 16, 2012 by J Martens

This event has been changed and scaled down. Unfortunately the number of teachers who have signed up does not justify the cost of having Judy & Linda come & present. Fortunately I am very familiar with their work (and am … Continue reading →

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Putting Understanding First

Posted on April 12, 2012 by J Martens

a.k.a. Starting Higher on Bloom’s Taxonomy In my science courses I am working on re-framing the current curriculum into an inquiry framework.  Often, the emphasis in planning & instruction is placed on the acquisition of background knowledge with higher order … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 11, 2012 by J Martens

“So, suppose knowledge is not the goal of education. Rather, suppose today’s content knowledge is an offshoot of successful ongoing learning in a changing world – in which ‘learning’ means ‘learning to perform in the world.’ ” Grant Wiggins Granted, … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Embedding Formative Assessment

Posted on April 11, 2012 by J Martens

“Teachers need professional development because the job of teaching is so difficult, so complex, that one lifetime is not enough to master it.”  Dylan Wiliam I am currently reading Dylan Wiliam’s recent book Embedded Formative Assessment which embodies a thirty-five-year … Continue reading →

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Easy Reading for Physics Teachers

Posted on April 2, 2012 by J Martens

Sharing Learning Intentions – some Science & Physics unit plans from BC teachers: Doug Smith, VSB Jacob Martens, VSB New Physics blogger Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps Making Of a Free Body Diagram Excellent Physics blogger (check out his … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 28, 2012 by J Martens

Originally posted on Talking Physics:
Free-body diagrams are a pretty useful tool and I wanted to devote a little time to talking about the ones I created for the Danny Macaskill video.  In particular look at the short clip starting…

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AfL Series Information

Posted on March 15, 2012 by J Martens

Session #1 – Growth Mindset and Engagement (Oct 17, 2012) Session #1 Slides – AfL School Team Series (ppt) For your AfL reading you may wish to check out this list of books recommended by Linda & Judy and/or this list of articles, books, … Continue reading →

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