iPads, MakerEd and More in Education

Over the course of my career, I’ve had some years where my students’ standardized test scores were on the rise, and other years where they stagnated. Rarely did these scores correlate to the amount of growth each learner had experienced during our time working together.

One thing I know to be true is that little things matter a lot when it comes to recognizing student growth.

It matters when a student with trust issues lets you in and and opens up emotionally, or when a student starts showing up to class and gains enough confidence to start setting goals and advocating for himself. It counts when an essay expands from one unclear sentence to three paragraphs of compelling narrative, even if three paragraphs doesn’t cut it on the rubric.