Archives for “CtW”

Finally, no one cares what I think

The Gist: Presentations of classwork usually end up with me being talked at and 30 disinterested teenagers trying to hang on. Giving the students "evaluations" to fill ...

Comments Posted by Mr. Chase on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 4:15 pm.

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Time I was Wrong #3,596,897

The Gist: The CtW Project is something different this year. My students are grappling with the issues and their possible solutions in more authentic ways. I'm teaching ways ...

Comments Posted by Mr. Chase on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 2:17 pm.

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More Tenacious than the Gentleman from Indiana

The Gist: Something happened in class today that surprised me. Students chose to work together. They had an out I probably would have availed myself of, but they ...

Comments Posted by Mr. Chase on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:14 pm.

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DAY: Commenting on Student Writing

Patrick Higgins tweeted this article from the National Writing Project on commenting on student writing. This section stuck to my ribs: When I was younger and more ...

Comments Posted by Mr. Chase on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 10:19 am.

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