You may not realize it, but your students value your feedback. Whether it's a quick nod/shake of the head or pages and pages of feedback on an essay, they want to know what you think of their work....

Ever seen a job posting that didn't have "must be a team player" under requirements? Yeah, we didn't think so. With such real-life rewards, you'd think teachers would love implementing this strateg...

Go go gadget mnemonics…FORMing, getting inFORMation, figuring out the FORMulaThese handy phrases will help you remember that FORMative assessments are all about the process: the way in which a pa...

In terms of bass line assessment, we’d have to say our favorites include I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 and Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie. Oh, uh, wrong word.Although, now that we thi...

Aside from, say, "Indominus rex," "oral report" might be the two most daunting words in the English—and, uh, made-up Latin?— language.There’s something about public speaking that strikes fear...

The word "portfolio" tends to conjure up images of lawyers or high-profile businessfolk carting around briefcases full of important, incomprehensible papers. When they get to the interview, courtro...

Assigning an essay in English class or out always gets you the gamut of student reactions. Some smile fervently—they got this. Some roll their eyes. Some throw up in their mouths a little bit. Un...

Uh oh. Did we lose you? If you’re anything like 97% of the student population, just reading the term "problem sets" probably made you nod off, groan out loud, or maybe start whimpering quietly to...