Inspire, motivate & facilitate
Joined June 2015
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I've made a new task to start the school year, to help set good norms, with the help of @benorlin. It's downloadable here: youcubed.org/week-inspiratio… . It busts some myths about maths by sharing some cool mathematicians eg @stevenstrogatz. Let me know what you think?
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NO IT DOES NOT!
This hundreds year old practice of averaging grades is NOT ACCURATE!
Let's do better at grading practices in the middle part of the 21st century!
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
7 Jul 2019
7 great metacognitive questions for students. The research shows that metacognitive strategies can be taught—and lead to better planning, preparation, and performance. A short piece I edited for @edutopia.
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30 Jun 2019
Drawing a concept beats out writing and listening as a mode of learning, according to a new study. Here are 4 ways to make sure that even hesitant artists can take advantage. A piece I edited for @edutopia. #ArtMakesSense
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
1 Jul 2019
How is needing to pee worth classroom points? I think we need to really critically examine the purpose of points. Measuring compliance or measuring learning?
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1 Jul 2019
A superintendent emailed me. Here is his email signature line
"You wouldn’t go to a hospital that looked the same as 50 years ago. So why do we allow this in schools? "
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5 Jun 2019
We are incredibly proud to be 1 of only 26 districts in California to be named a 2018-19 Honor Roll District, which recognizes high-performing, achievement gap-closing schools across the state. For more info bit.ly/WSDHR2019 #ERPHonorRoll
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11 May 2019
10 ideas for digital end-of-semester final projects wp.me/p3bT67-2t1 via @jmattmiller
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11 May 2019
Ask Yourself, Why Am I Grading This? - catlintucker.com/2019/02/ask…
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10 May 2019
10 @Google Sheets tricks🎩 you (probably) don't know about
💥Includes a BONUS collection of 30 ideas💡for using Google Sheets with your class!
Fabulous resources curated from last night's #Ditchbook chat💬 hosted by @craigklement
wp.me/p3bT67-2z8 @GoogleForEdu @gsuite
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
9 May 2019
The Anti-Test Anxiety Society was the perfect book to read before we began testing.
So many of our students have these feelings of stress, worry, fear and anxiety about the big test. This book helped us look at the test differently, remember our strategies and calm our nerves.
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2 May 2019
How Long Will We Wait to Give Students Choice? buff.ly/2VtBHiQ via @ajjuliani
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6 Apr 2019
Etch A Sketch Goes Online! - alicekeeler.com/2019/01/11/e…
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
6 Apr 2019
100's of the best Math EdTech links curated each month controlaltachieve.com/p/math… #mathchat
#edtech
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7 Apr 2019
Asking Better Questions buff.ly/2I7yYkH #InnovatorsMindset
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
25 Mar 2019
When Teachers Experience Empathic Distress edutopia.org/article/when-te…
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Because every day is a good day to reinforce your classroom culture. Thanks for these ideas, @fastcrayon
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Darla Kitchen retweeted
24 Mar 2019
Build trust by giving trust...
1. Presume positive intentions
2. Recognize other’s strengths
3. Forgive mistakes quickly
4. Never practice “gotcha” leadership
5. Take blame, share credit
6. Increase autonomy
7. Encourage initiative
#JoyfulLeaders
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