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Author Archives: Abner Oakes
Science!
This entry’s title: Shout it out as if you’re singing along with Thomas Dolby, OK? Science! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWitntwPjM4 The last few days our son’s been playing with several of the sites from Zooniverse, which calls itself the the “home to the … Continue reading
Parents and standards-based grading
Our district is rolling out standards-based grading this school year, moving away from the traditional report card. As this piece in the Washington Post stated: “In the old system, students received a single letter grade in a subject area, such … Continue reading
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Some nostalgia: Donald in Mathmagic Land
There are some very specific things that I remember from elementary and middle school – or, really, junior high school, as it was called. The seemingly life-sized model (at least it seemed that way at that time) of the Santa … Continue reading
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Tagged donald in mathmagic land, galileo, golden rectangle, golden triangle, three-cushion billiards
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States and Districts Use Online Video for the Common Core
My latest article for ASCD on the Common Core State Standards. Go here to sign up for ASCD’s Common Core-focused newsletter. Each day, it seems, new products and services come to market that aim to help teachers with the Common … Continue reading
Me and My MOOC
I’m about to finish a MOOC. Yup, a MOOC – a Massive Open Online Course, this one run by Stanford’s Venture Lab. The course is called Designing a New Learning Environment, and while I was interested in the topic, I … Continue reading
Connecting at school: The importance of a caring adult
As readers of this blog know, our son has moved from an intimate elementary school setting to a large middle school, and his move – and what I’ve heard from a few friends about their own kids’ experiences at other … Continue reading