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How to Make On-Demand Writing Assessments Work for Both You and Your Students

02.21.19 Gerard Dawson

Instead of lamenting about what we wish wasn’t so, we can turn on-demand writing into a chance for growth. If you’re ...

02.06.19 Gerard Dawson

Writing well has well known professional and social benefits, but perhaps less often discussed are the research-backed h ...

11.27.18 Gerard Dawson

When we use a genre-based approach to connect reading with writing, students can see how carefully examining different g ...

11.02.18 Gerard Dawson

Self-assessment, when approached with the right mindset, is a way for teachers to guide students towards independence wh ...

10.19.18 Tess Reiche

Many times I’ve stood in front of a class, ready to jump into a writing lesson, and been asked: “Why do I need to kn ...

10.16.18 Gerard Dawson

A big shift in my instruction came when I realized that assessment is not an endpoint; it’s a step within a recursive ...