by aperkins | Apr 27, 2012 | Blog
I recently registered my five year old daughter for fall kindergarten. In the registration process she was assessed to measure her readiness. She was asked to identify letters of the alphabet, count as high as she could (the evaluator stopped her at 100), draw basic...
by aperkins | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog
Grading has always seemed subjective. One teacher gives extra credit points for coming to class prepared (pencil in hand) while another teacher refuses to accept late work (even one day late). One teacher allows students to redo work until mastery while another...
by aperkins | Dec 9, 2011 | Blog
Metacognition, even with its five syllables, has a simple definition. Metacognition is thinking about our thinking. As a mother, I see my four year old daughter practice metagcognition on a daily basis. Most often it’s when she is practicing using new words in speech...
by aperkins | Nov 11, 2011 | Blog
The article Visual Arts As Critical Thinking, posted in Edutopia online magazine, is one that echoes professional beliefs I hold as an educator. One of the beliefs at the core of CTL is “Learning about, in and through the arts is a vital dimension of effective...
by aperkins | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
Do you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New...
