Scott Habeeb's Blog – May 2011 Archive (2)

The American Dream

This was originally posted on The Freshman Transition Network.

Years ago, my good friend and colleague, Ray Moore, attended an AVID conference in San Diego. He tells me that at the conference he heard the superintendent of San Diego City Schools state the following:

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Added by Scott Habeeb on May 24, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Pre-Test: A simple but EFFECTIVE AFL strategy

This was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.

My daughter's 7th grade English teacher at Andrew Lewis Middle School uses a time-tested easy-to-apply simple AFL strategy that motivates my daughter to work, helps her to learn, and ensures that her grade is an accurate reflection of that learning.

Every Monday the students are given a pre-test on that week's spelling words. If the student spells 100% of…

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Added by Scott Habeeb on May 13, 2011 at 7:56am — No Comments