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Every teacher needs evidence that students have met learning goals. Why not take something we already do in the classroom and make it more student-centered and teacher-supported? (It's what we love to do at ConnectingEd!) 
Here is the shift- get students involved in choosing and developing HOW they will show you what they know. 
1. Choice empowers students and prepares them for life outside of school.
2. Choice engages students because they have some control.
​3. Choice increases responsibility, and who doesn't want students to be more responsible?? 
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Check out "How Ill Show What I Know" below.  
  • You can use it as a hard copy or create a Google or Microsoft Form which will give you all of the student's information in one spreadsheet for easier management.  
  • Have a class discussion about what an action plan and timeline could look like. Students don't naturally know how to plan ahead- shocking, we know! Have students share their action plans, so you have models.  
  • Check in regularly with students and require them to submit updates on their progress (again, a Google or Microsoft form is excellent for this). 
  • Do a Gallery Walk when projects are finished. Let students show off their work and teach each other what they have learned.

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Historically, schools have approached student learning with a one-size-fits-all mentality and have struggled to adapt to changing student needs. That ends now. In order to help you change the way your students learn, this course will expand your knowledge related to learning differences, provide actionable strategies to impact the learning experience of your students, and cultivate a growth mindset related to learning differences.

The course starts October 1, 2018! Sign up today at go.ncsu.edu/ldmooc
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Historically, schools have approached student learning with a one-size-fits-all mentality and have struggled to adapt to diverse student needs. That ends now. In order to help educators and student allies better support the diverse ways students learn, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has created the Learning Differences MOOC-Ed. This six-week course starts October 2 and will expand your knowledge related to learning differences, provide actionable strategies to impact the learning experience of students in your classrooms/schools, and cultivate a growth mindset related to learning differences. To sign up or learn more visit go.ncsu.edu/ldmooc before the class starts on October 2!