Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?
The pandemic has been hard on schools, students, and, yes us teachers. One of the most devastating and demoralizing results of the pandemic has been that so many of our students are significantly...
How to start a Mastery/Competency-Based Learning Class
Mastery Learning is hard work - really hard work! I believe that the most important part of having a successful Mastery Learning class is how it is structured and communicated to students. Students...
Managing Summative Assessments in a Mastery Classroom Solved
If you are following the script on Mastery Learning, one of the key principles is that if a student doesn’t master the material, they need to re-test until they achieve mastery. One of the...
How Mastery Learning Creates a Culture of Collaboration in Your Class
Have you ever been in a class where you had to work in a group and you did all of the work? Have you assigned group work and seen students letting others do the work for them? Collaborative groups...