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Tag: Mark Pennington
Verbing: Making Nouns into Verbs
Donald Trump does it all the time. Twitter has taught the more verbose of us how to keep it short. In fact, all social media has…
Verbals
No wonder grammar and usage befuddles both teachers and students. Just when students think they finally have mastered the definitions and identifications of the basic parts…
How to Individualize Instruction
Good teachers refine their units and lesson plans to provide quality direct instruction to the whole class. Great teachers, and frankly some never take this step,…
Using Student Data to Inform Instruction
In this article I will provide the research base (from the federal government What Works Clearinghouse) and practical tips regarding the use of formative assessments for…
8 Keys to Classroom Management
The following 10 keys to classroom management are designed for teachers who want to help their students "catch up," while they "keep up" with grade-level instruction…
Assessment-Based Instruction
This article provides the rationale for Assessment-Based Instruction (ABI): a commitment to students to help them catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction.
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: How to Revise Was and Were
Students can eliminate the was and were “to be” verbs in essays by using this strategy. Converting the was and were _ing to the strong, irregular…
10 Reasons Differentiated Instruction Died
Teachers never adopted differentiated instruction, individualized instruction, nor personalized instruction in their classrooms. Here's why and what can be done instead: Assessment-Based Instruction.