End of Year Thoughts: BTC and Attendance Ideas
The first half of this blog post discusses ideas to improve BTC in my classroom. The second half covers ideas I want to try this upcoming school year to improve student attendance and improve my methods of recording attendance and grades - should I finally ditch the paper record book?
Standards-Based Assessment
I have always dreamed of creating a learning environment where students chase understanding rather than chase points. I want students to take ownership of their learning and truly master material. I am now closer than ever to my goal. Here are my thoughts after this school year.
How ‘BTC’ Looked in my Classroom ‘22-’23
Well, my first year of trying out BTC (‘Building Thinking Classrooms’ as described by Peter Liljedahl) has come to an end, and overall I really enjoyed implementing this new teaching method! I did NOT follow Peter’s exact BTC model. HOWEVER, I found a variation of it that I like and that overall worked well. Here is what I did.