QUESTION: I want to implement DWS in my classroom this year. My concern is the fact that I’m required to send home weekly behavior reports rating behavior, completed work, homework etc. Do weekly reports match this approach? RESPONSE: DWS is based on promoting internal assessments––students reflecting on their own behavior. Typically, schools that use daily/weekly [...]
August 2009
Monthly Archive
Do weekly behavior reports match the DWS approach?
I’m looking for a primary reflection form.
QUESTION: I am looking for a reflection form for primary students. I know that it won’t be used for a while but I wanted to have something ready. Can you suggest what one might look like? RESPONSE: At the grade one level that I teach, children have very few writing skills, especially at the beginning [...]
How can procedures be used when students misbehave?
QUESTION: I’m trying to get a handle on this whole concept of guided choices and procedures. I guess I don’t really understand what a procedure is or how you would use a procedure when a student is misbehaving. Can you give me an example? DR. MARSHALL’S RESPONSE: Teaching procedures is teaching expectations. Here is an [...]
Primary/Intermediate Book – “A River Ran Wild”
“A River Ran Wild” is the story of a grassroots environmental movement. Inspired by Massachusetts hero, Marion Stoddart, a large group of citizens of all ages, worked diligently for several decades to restore the ecologically-dead Nashua River to its original state. This beautifully illustrated book traces the history of the river––from the days when it [...]
