Author Archives: brianneises

Assessment: Who’s in Control…of the Fear

Posted on September 19, 2012 by brianneises

Originally posted on Embed_Ed Tech blog Back in March I wrote a post about answering the question: What if students were able to choose when and what they wanted to be assessed on?  Through answering that question my colleagues and I have come … Continue reading →

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Assessment: Who’s in Control?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by brianneises

What if students were able to choose when and what they wanted to be assessed on?  That simple question was posed by colleague, recently to me in a staffroom chat.  It quickly exploded into an hour long discussion, that resulted … Continue reading →

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Can students inquire in a foreign language?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by brianneises

***Re-posted with permission from the author, Alison Yang.  Original post on the Collaborative Learner Blog. “Can students inquire in a foreign language?” This question is asked very frequently among my conversations with foreign language teachers. My answer is YES! If we … Continue reading →

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I Choose To Go Deeper

Posted on November 28, 2011 by brianneises

***originally posted on Embed_Ed Technology blog I used to love choose your own adventure books as a kid.  I would read them over and over to get the most favorable ending, often skipping ahead to see which way I really … Continue reading →

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Empowering Students to Leave a Legacy

Posted on November 21, 2011 by brianneises

How can we create the desire to inquire? That is a hard issue to grapple with (and worthy of much inquiry by educators), but I’m sure that: 1) it’s not grades, and 2) there’s no silver bullet to get students motivated to … Continue reading →

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