Communication in the Classroom – An Examination
Teacher Intent vs. Student Understanding I have often wondered about the disconnect between what I say to students and what they glean from my words. How is it that I can […]
Kicking Off a New School Year with LPM
Introduction While school probably started for most of you either last week or last month, welcome back to a new school year! I’ll echo what I said a year ago: […]
Reflecting on the 2023-2024 School Year
Introduction Because I was so busy with finalizing the book, ending the school year, and starting my graduate coursework, I never really processed the achievements of last year. So, before […]
The Learning Progression Model: Transforming Assessment to Support Student Success
For those of you new to this blog, I’m Elise Naramore, a high school physics teacher in northern New Jersey, with over three decades of teaching experience. Throughout my career, […]
Lessons My Students Taught Me
An Honest and Forthright Assessment of the 2022-2023 School Year Detailed, evidence-based feedback is one of the pillars of our ungrading approach, called the Learning Progression Model (LPM). Because I […]
The Tension between Job and Self: A Teacher’s Trajectory
Burned Out or On Fire? How are you doing? Are you finishing the year feeling burned-out? Was this an especially difficult school year or did it feel normal to you? […]
8 Easy Steps to Grade Negotiations
What is the role of the student when it comes to end-of-year grades? Grades should be a tool for effective feedback and learning progression, not a source of anxiety. I […]
Assessment 3.0: The Learning Progression Model
Are you ready to shift to Assessment 3.0? If you are reading this, then I assume you are seeking the same thing as I am: how to make better humans […]
Using Feedback to Improve Student Learning: A Learning Progression Approach
Do you remember the last time you gave students feedback on their work, only to have them ignore it and focus solely on their grades? It’s a frustrating experience, but […]
The beauty of structured one-on-one conferencing
I tried something new in January. Sometimes I think I’m nuts, initiating a novel task for myself at a hectic time. It’s always stressful at the end of semester when […]
