Dan McGuire wrote: > The suggestions you have would likely benefit quite a few > teachers and parents in Minneapolis and elsewhere. Please > post them online for all to see.
Is E-Democracy a 501(c)(3)? And if so, if I provide an answer to this question can I deduct my consulting fee as a charitable contribution? ;-) Before you start: Rule 1: Be sure to evaluate whether your teaching methods result in the learning and achievement gains that you hope for and not just what is emotionally rewarding for you as a teacher. Rule 2: Setting high expectations and insuring that students are accountable for them is often more important than how and in what context content is delivered. Rule 3: Incremental performance feedback is essential for student achievement and accountability. Rule 4: Students cannot learn in chaos. An adequately controlled environment is necessary for student learning and achievement. Adaptations for Large Classes a. Distribute responsibility, evaluation, feedback, and assessment. Use small groups and student critiques. b. For large numbers of students, resort to sampling for most assessments. c. Automate. A little learning on your part can result in an iterative magnitude savings of time invested. If you're thinking of it odds are someone has already written a program to do it (there are 3.8 million teachers in the U.S. most of them doing their own preps). If you program it, share it. Now I suppose that Mr. McGuire will explain why these suggestions won't work. ;-) But, I can analyze and explain execute all of them successfully given a specific situation. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
