Will letter grades survive? Plus: 3 fun strategies for note taking

Will Letter Grades Survive?; 3 Fun Strategies for Note Taking; What Failing Students Want Us to Remember; Finding the Beauty of Math Outside of Class |

View Online January 24, 2018 Credit: ©Julia Yellow Will Letter Grades Survive? A century-old pillar of the school system is under fire as schools look to modernize student assessment. Credit: ©Shutterstock.com/Rawpixel.com 3 Fun Strategies for Note Taking Note taking can be active, collaborative, and tailored to each student's pace—and you can skip the lecture. Credit: ©Shutterstock.com/stockfour What Failing Students Want Us to Remember By seeing students as more than their grades, we can enable them to reach their potential. Credit: ©Shutterstock.com/Jon Bilous Finding the Beauty of Math Outside of Class Math trails help students explore, discover, enjoy, and celebrate math concepts and problems in real-world contexts. Credit: ©Twenty20/@DelanahBanana Secret Admirers and Classroom Management A simple activity can reduce friction in a classroom by guiding students to focus on each other's strengths. Don't Miss How Metacognition Boosts Learning 6 Reasons to Try a Single-Point Rubric Empowering Students to Curb Bullying What I've Learned From Special Ed Teachers Teaching High-Level Math to Young Students FOLLOW EDUTOPIA         ABOUT   •   PRIVACY   •   CONTACT To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add news@edutopia.org to your address book. You can always unsubscribe.   © 2018 George Lucas Educational Foundation PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912

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