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Tyler Rablin

15 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read

I start conversations about text structure with short films, and the three that have really worked well are "Connect" by Samuel Abrahams, "Room 8" by James Griffiths, and "Reflection" by Anthony Khaseria.

I'm always looking for more. Anyone have recommendations?

Here's "Connect" (I always launch this with a notice about gun violence):

Here's "Room 8" -

Here's "Reflections" -

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16 Dec

Alternatives to grade penalties for deadlines in what is sure to be a long thread because our enforcement of deadlines is woven into our foundational understanding of assessment, pedagogy, and school in general.

I'll try because I want to help, if I can.

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First, separate your assignments into essential (think big, important projects) and non-essential (the smaller checks for a standard). This is crucial in managing your workload. Let's start with the smaller, non-essential pieces.

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I don't let my students turn in these smaller non-essential pieces late, but it doesn't hurt their grade in the end. I give a minimum of three of these non-essential checks for each standard. If a student misses one, I don't care, but I collect data on it.

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