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Posts tagged with alternative assessment

A Case for Alternative Assessments

October23

After spending and entire day simultaneously battling sinus issues and a deadline for a graduate school paper, I am left feeling like some of my students feel at the end of a chapter.  Spent.  Utterly exhausted both mentally and physically.  Taking an assessment is not just a mental event!  The stress it creates on your […]

Introducing RM Bacon’s Newest Directors, Producers, Actors, and Animators

October11

We finished readingClementineon Tuesday of this week.  The students LOVED this book!  Everyday they were so excited to hear about Clementines latest superifical ideas and adventures.  We were able to make many connections (T2S, T2T, and T2T) with this character and her story.   Clementine has a whole series of books written about her many adventures.  […]


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