Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Discussing: "The Death of Math" by Gary Rubenstein

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Rubenstein bemoans testing culture's effect on Math education and suggests a better way forward. I feel his pain but think he's on...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

K-5 Common Core standards in-progress!

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EssayTagger's free Common Core Rubric Creation Tool has been very well received by teachers. But I initially only adapted the 6-12 sta...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Summer Project: DIY Gymnastics Mushroom

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In addition to running EssayTagger I'm also a high school gymnastics coach. This is totally off-topic for EssayTagger, but I didn'...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

How to configure an assignment for "Evaluation-only" mode

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With today's release of "Evaluation-only" mode support, instructors can now evaluate end-of-unit and final essays without pr...

Latest update: "Evaluation-only" mode - just in time for finals!

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EssayTagger is all about helping teachers provide targeted feedback that will promote student growth. But mid-stream fast formative assess...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Adapting traditional rubrics for EssayTagger: Nevada Opinion Writing Rubric (5th grade)

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EssayTagger represents an evolution of the concept of a rubric. Here's a specific look at how I adapted an existing rubric to take adv...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Latest Update: Administrator Report emails

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A simple new convenience feature driven by teacher feedback from my friends at El Camino Real Charter High School out in sunny southern Ca...