3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 2 May 2023 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #147, 2nd May 2023

We are trying to control learning. How? Why I ask? When do you think we are controlling learning? We use progress reports, assessment grades, and standard tests…. all interchangeably for an incredibly complex process called ‘learning’. Something we start very early and something we ought to continue till almost forever given the world we are in today. We, as parents and teachers and also as students. Feedback, guidance, data, learning journey… are we depersonalizing learning, something which is so individual, so ongoing?

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise… Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

“Assessment should be formative, ongoing, and reflective, and should provide feedback that supports student learning and growth.” – Grant Wiggins

One Video of the Week

Reshan Richards is an educator, researcher, and app designer. His 12+ years of experience in schools as a math teacher and technology integrator intersected with his research on screencasting and formative assessment to inspire the creation of Explain Everything for iPad. His lifelong goal is to uncover how emerging technologies can be used to capture and mediate discourse that data-driven approaches are not capable of measuring. Reshan is the Director of Educational Technology at an independent PK-12 school in NJ and a doctoral researcher at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is the founder of Constructivist Toolkit, LLC, a company that started as a blog but is now responsible for various Ed Tech projects including Explain Everything.

He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a card-carrying member of Mensa. Reshan has his Ed.M from Harvard University in Learning and Teaching and his B.A. in Music from Columbia

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