I love the video. I think the only reason why grading works and genuine learning is eschewed is because grading is comparatively easier! Imagine universities pouring through e-portfolios of students, trying to decide who qualifies. They'll certainly earn their salaries :)
Concepts-In Use www.ibo.org In this post, one more strategy takes center stage when it comes to designing lessons that aid conceptual understanding in our students: Concept-In-Use. This strategy should be used once several concepts have been covered in class. A great way to know whether your students are internalizing the concepts is to ask them to explain the connections between two concepts. For example: In Math Ask them to convert a fraction to a percentage. Or a percentage to a decimal. Can they clearly explain the connection? Can they use drawings to support their explanation? Can they articulate the difference between a prism and a pyramid. How are they same? How are they different? How can you represent data visually? Bar graphs, pictographs, line charts are all concepts. As a designer of conceptual lessons, a teacher needs to be keenly aware of the connections between concepts. For instance, is the Grade 3 teacher awar...
Hey Naini,
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Lindsey