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A unconventional method to keep an ill student from missing out

August 27, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

education | school | being absent from school | being ill and missing school | missing school | educational technology

I’d like to think that it’s absolutely DEVASTATING for my students to miss a day of my class.  I mean, how could they stand not being there for my jokes, random musings, and crazy faces?   So when a student misses many school days, I really notice.  I know I’m not alone, since most teachers who […]

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Filed Under: Teaching Strategies Tagged With: Jupitergrades, Missing out, Missing school

When students cheat – and why it’s hard to fix

August 24, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

student cheating | dealing with students cheating | academic honesty | nature of cheating

Folks, we have a cheating problem on our hands. I know it’s naive to think that my students WON’T cheat, but that doesn’t make it any less disappointing. About two weeks ago I was helping one of my students email me an assignment from his iPad.  Doing this required him to open his Gmail app […]

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Filed Under: Teaching, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: cheating

Making a case for standards-based grading

August 22, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

standards based grading | grading methods | how I grade | why I grade | what is the point of grades | how to grade

I received an email today at 7:09 AM from a parent: Mrs. Lepre, why aren’t you using the traditional grades in your class? What does a “3” mean? It’s easiest for me to look at A B C grades to keep up with how she’s doing. I never agreed with pretending WE ARE ALL DOING […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Curriculum, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: grading, personalized learning, standards based grading

Gamify Open House, Back-to-School Night, or Parent Night

August 14, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

Another Open House came and went (#13!), but this time with a twist.  Since I’m looping with my students (this is my second year with them), I’m also looping with their parents!  I couldn’t do the SAME thing I did last year for Back-To-School Night because THAT would be boring. So I decided to mix […]

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Filed Under: Educational Technology, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: Flipped Learning, Kahoot, Open House, Parent Involvement

An open letter to myself as a first year teacher

August 13, 2015 by Kim Lepre 4 Comments

first year teaching | beginning teacher | teacher advice | tips on teaching | teaching strategies

Dear Kim, Congratulations on making it through college and your credential program! I know that you’re going to be a fabulous teacher and really change the lives of kids in a positive way. Also, high five for landing your first teaching job! As your future self, I want to give you some friendly advice for […]

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Filed Under: Beyond Teaching, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: first year of teaching, teaching

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