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It's not inquiry or explicit instruction. It's both/and. We need to to stop bringing this deficit mindset into our classrooms.

Hey teachers (especially Math teachers), what if I told you that you don't need to be worrying about 'half marks' and points when you're assessing? . Now is the time to start reimagining what your assessment philosophy is all about.

RT @letsquitteachin: "Start designing learning". Learning IS the job, not teaching, after all. Always has been.

Imagine with me for a moment: what if high school math could look more like primary math?.

The mathematics classroom needs to move beyond compliance and procedures. It needs to move towards critical thinking, conversation, and messy ideas.

RT @SteeleThoughts: The best education does not prepare students for a test… or for a college… or for a job. It prepares them to keep lear….

Let's keep in mind that this depiction is MILES away from what actual structured, thoughtful inquiry learning is about.

RT @MarcusLuther6: Students complete a major task or assessment. You read and create feedback. Return to students ASAP?. Nope! I think ther….

Teaching is so much more than telling, tasking and testing.

Assessment is both a snapshot in time, and documentary in long form.

RT @drscottamartin: 1/🧵

RT @StudyMaths: A slight change of wording is a quick win to ask more engaging questions.

I must be a learner before I am the teacher.

I have a little blog. In it I share my experiences teaching math, developing and refining my assessment practices and my ideas around leadership.

RT @drscottamartin: Every student walks into your classroom with a quiet question:. “Do I matter here?”. More than test scores, grades, or….

RT @TomSchimmer: Too many assessments end in a number, with little to no room/time for revision, reflection, or growth. Without actionable….

What would school look like if our goal wasn't efficiency?.

Every year, on end of course reflections, a kid writes something so jarring and out of line with my perceptions of the course and that student that I'm left baffled.

RT @TomSchimmer: Traditional assessments often prioritize recall and isolated content skills. But today’s learners need to reason, synthes….

RT @SteeleThoughts: When principals are excited about leading, teachers are more likely to be excited about teaching, and students are more….