Thanks, been a weird summer!

...from 4 days before they ended the award?

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Congratulations, very well deserved!

Looks a bit, uh, unstable....

Congratulations, very well deserved!

Sonny and Shadow, 12 year old rescues, they still think they're puppies, tho.

It's not as valuable if it's a test where they're all more or less nailing it, but N2L/UBFPM is always a scorcher every year. I also shake up the seating chart on this day/start of new unit, so they're talking to someone new about it, as well. Some do come in later and go over their test 1:1 w/ me

Try a different school? Previous school, 3 or 4 missing per period, weeks to track down make ups. Now, consistently 100% in class on test days. But yea, otherwise, alternate "less desirable" exam?

They have to rely on their ability to make sense of the problems with the help of their partner. These are some of the best discussions I get during a unit. No one has the confidence from knowing they got it right, it's all down to their ability to use the tools and explain their reasoning.

In this mode, they get a blank copy of the test the day after to work on with a partner, so it's still fresh in their minds, & they've got some skin in the game, so they're motivated to figure out if they got it right or not. They don't know their score, they don't know the correct answer.

Reassessment is separate, this is just a better way for me to hand back tests. If they just got their test with the score, they would note the score and not necessarily take on board any other feedback I gave.

Think I stole it off someone in the old Google Hangout PLC days, that was with baby 2 sleeping on my shoulder, so 2013 era?Maybe it was Fran or Casey or Leah? You and Frank are definitely my default "if it's a good idea I probably stole it from"s, so if nothing else, gratitude for the other things:)

So much easier to do this at my new school because attendance on test days is almost always 100%.

All they have to go on is their reasoning, they don't know if they missed it or not, they only know why they chose that option on the day. Discussions are so much better than me handing them back the test, them only caring about the score, and not being engaged in my explanation of correct answer.

Wymer retired last spring, I didn't want to be the oldest guy in the department, so it was time to move on after 24 years:)

7 years ago west split, and a new school opened in North Liberty. I'd been coaching soccer there the past two years, and they finally needed a physics teacher this year, so here I am:) #thepurplepalace