My favourite quotes

Teachers will often share objective with pupils but the reward effort and industy when assessing their work. — David Spendlove

I am reading

Putting Assessment for Learning into Practice
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Enjoy the rest of grade 8.

My simple message to my grade 8 students earlier today:

I want you to think back to September of 2006. You were wide-eyed grade sixers walking through the front doors. You were excited to start Middle School. You were scared of the eight graders, you were thrilled about a cafeteria, you were excited, you were terrified. [...]

More Pizza? Seriously now.

Well, Spring Break was awesome, the best vacation I have had in many years.  Disney World really is the Happiest Place on Earth.

Returning to reality was a little tough today, but at least there was a continuation to the PIZZA SAGA to brighten up my day.  I really am blogging about the hard hitting issues [...]