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Speed Speeches with Essential Verbs

One of the many, MANY important things I learned from attending my first Maestra Loca workshop is that you have to keep things moving: https://twitter.com/SraSpanglish/status/1124757088700334085?s=19 I applied this principle for some intense STAMP test prep (I know, I know, I miss my AAPPL, but if my new) district wants to Read more…

NO MORE BAD RUBRICS!

It was me and two other English teachers. We about had a knock-down-drag-out with a teaching guru visiting our district who told us in no uncertain terms: RUBRICS ARE BAD. We were told that the rubrics were slayers of creativity, that they stunted our students, and moreover, they were for Read more…

IPA Template

Integrated Performance Assessments typically have three components based on the modes of communication: Interpretive Interpersonal Presentational In my class, each component is a separate test grade, making it easier for me to compare and contrast progress in the three modes–since I can’t technically do standards-based grading. I have a sequence that Read more…