Key takeaways from this international conference in DC A Taste of Home transplanted in a new city w/ a smaller mix of people When I lived in the UK I had the pleasure of attending the Festival of Education at Wellington College at least 3 times- each time the experience revitalized my teaching practice allowingContinue reading “Festival of Education, USA October 2026”
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2026- Mastery Grading Still Surfaces As an Innovative Practice….
Recently I attended a AI School Leader Innovative Conference sponsored by Toddle at a local independent school in Los Angeles. Fascinatingly the school presented their 10 year journey to adopt a mastery grading practice schoolwide (k-12) something that I personally appreciate with my given background in this area. Here is my previous post from aContinue reading “2026- Mastery Grading Still Surfaces As an Innovative Practice….”
Alas- Mastery Based Grading is Back!
We are in 2024 and just a couple of days ago- 2April24 editor Jeffrey R. Young published an article in EdSurge titled- Is it Time for a National Conversation about Eliminating Letter Grades. This topic has been part of my own career journey for the last 30 years- I remember a university professor in myContinue reading “Alas- Mastery Based Grading is Back!”
Getting Smart Town Hall Reflection
Getting Smart hosted a town hall meeting on 19March focused on the theme of ‘What is it going to take to make learner-centered ecosystems.’ On the town hall were over 100 participants from across the US mostly, not sure if there were others besides me in Europe or elsewhere. The meeting was set up withContinue reading “Getting Smart Town Hall Reflection”
