By Mark Heintz The AP World exam just transpired and I am in full reflection mode.  I asked my students a few questions about things they ...

In April we enjoyed a joint In-service Day with staff from the Academy at Forest View.    Prior to the In-service day we solicited feedb...

By Mark Heintz I have been going around school stopping students at random to hear what they feel teacher's do that impacts their...

By:  Rachel Barry This is the second in a series of blog posts discussing the collaboration of the Collab Lab and our EG Ed Prep students. ...

By Kristen Gierman  As teachers, we are constantly reflecting.  But as the semester winds down, we devote a particular attention to grade...

By Kim Miklusak This year I have decided to flip the order of how we access The Great Gatsby .  In the past we have read texts that center...

Here are some highlights from observing student learning!  If you have any questions or would like to explore some of these ideas in your cl...

By Kim Miklusak Formative assessment is nothing new; however, so many of us still grade notes and worksheets.   It can get exha...

By Mark Heintz A year ago I wrote about the changes that were going to be implemented for the 2015-2016 school year for human geography.  ...

by Kirsten Fletcher As a project for the District 214 Mentor Program, I recently sent out a survey to my school to find out what teachers ...

By Mark Heintz At the beginning of May, Elk Grove kicked off summer reading with a school-wide initiative of trying to read a million min...

By:  Rachel Barry Yesterday, Tom Walloch and I had a unique opportunity to bring to our classes.  A representative from the app Classkick...

By: Rachel Barry I start off class everyday with a warm-up.  The only exception to this is a day we have an assessment that may take the w...

By The CollabLab Team Yest erday 's focus in Lead Learners was based on these two essential questions: 1.  How do we create condi...

By: Rachel Barry In our Elk Grove Lead Learners meeting s, we have discussed the importance of formative assessments and providing studen...