Tips for Teachers
CompetencyWorks Blog
Courtney Belolan, Instructional Coach at RSU #2 in Maine, is a frequent writer about the practices teachers can use in the classroom to personalize, motivate, and engage students. She writes from her teacher background for teachers. Her weekly tips focus in on one practice, one challenge, or one question at a time. She’s covered a lot of ground over the years, and I thought it might be helpful for teachers if they could access them more easily.
2012
Application of Learning: It Doesn’t Have To Be An Outhouse
Exceeding Is More Complicated Than Adding Glitter and Flash
Understanding Formative Assessment Using the Teaching and Learning Möbius Strip
2013
Pre-Assessment: A Key to the ZPD
A Learning Progression To Support Teachers
Creating a Classroom Parking Lot
2014
Step 1: Separate The Baby From the Bathwater
2015
Simple Moves to Increase Engagement
2016
Questions to Help Build Transparency
Reining in the Checklist Mindset
Measurement Topics, Not Targets
Refurbishing for Personalized Learning
Three Big Ah-Ha!s for Teachers New to Learner-Centered Proficiency-Based Education
Moving to a Culture of Cooperation
The Perennial Homework Question
Steps to Grow Learner Autonomy
2017
Supporting Learners with Common Language
Grouping is a Strategy, Not the Goal
Including Multiple Readiness Levels
Making Space for Learners to Wonder
Four Tips for Crafting Driving Questions
2018
The Big Picture of Applied Learning
Three Ways to Bring More Learner Voice into Learning Opportunities
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Planning to Hold onto the Learning