This is a re-post from Dan Miller’s 48 Days blog at: http://eepurl.com/blkaJb by: Dan Miller (http://www.48days.com/) Studies have shown that 90% of communication is nonverbal. So how do you shine in the increasingly popular phone interview? You can’t take advantage of your good looks, great wardrobe, firm handshake, eye contact, and JLo perfume. But there…
Read MoreWhile some educators have a very negative attitude towards testing, some educators like the teachers at Cedar Grove Elementary School in South Carolina have decided to have some fun with preparing for ACT Aspire. Could this make a difference on the day of the test? I have always believed that the attitude of the adults…
Read MoreThis video is another great example of how educators can have some fun with assessment. Please check out this video created by middle school teachers Justin Goldsmith and James Hogue at Legacy Charter School in Greenville. These teachers, created a rap video with some friends from Anderson University to pump students up with lyrics like…
Read MoreThe words testing and fun are rarely used in the same sentence, but maybe we should try to combine these two necessary elements of education more often. I am not sure that taking tests is ever really fun, but adding some humor to testing certainly can help. While I do know of any research to…
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