Should Teachers See Themselves As Curriculum Designers?
Assessment Strategies, Blog, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Trak, Essential Questions | February 8, 2024
Today on The Teachers Lounge, we have a treat that’s been a long time coming. Mary Lou Capan of Capan Consultants, a longtime friend of Curriculum Trak, promoter of curriculum mapping through Curriculum Trak, a trainer, one of our first certified users (she...
Faith Journeys Made Visible
While there is much clarity on assessing growth in academic areas such as reading, math or science, Christian schools face the unique challenge of measuring growth in a student’s faith journey. To address this challenge, Ann Arbor Christian School initiated faith...
The Assessment of Spiritual Formation
It is common for Christian schools to have dual missions: to develop academic excellence in their students AND develop Christlike character in their students. As the mission of Christian schools typically involves BOTH elements, it would be expected that Christian...
Article Review – I Switched to Standards-Based Grading: Why I’m Loving It
Announcements, Assessment Strategies, Blog, Educator Insights, Standards, Teaching Strategies | October 14, 2022
Last spring my husband got this article in his in-box: I Switched to Standards-Based Grading: Why I’m Loving It. As he read it, he got really excited about the concept. His words: “Man, I wish I could do this in my classroom.” Making this switch requires quite a shift...
