Good teachers know what valuable feedback looks like. It’s personalized, descriptive, and encouraging. It gives direction. It’s ongoing, composed of a series of communications with students rather than comprising singular results from unit exams or annual tests. Valuable feedback is given in a timely fashion, whether this means delaying responses to give students enough space…
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week 2017, we wanted to share an article written by José Picardo, a Showbie-using Teacher and Assistant Principal at Surbiton High School in the UK. In his article, José shares how learning English as a young student in Spain helped shape his teaching methods, and he provides a summary of…
Editor’s note: To celebrate upcoming Earth Day, we are re-posting an article about the environmental impact of going paperless in your classroom. Happy reading, and happy Earth Day! Going to paperless classrooms is more than just saving trips to the printer and doing away with lost assignments, it’s about changing how we use paper as a…
On March 6th, a team of student journalists at a High School in Kansas began what they thought would be a routine biographical feature on their newly hired principal. Two weeks later, these young adults had discovered and published evidence that led to the forced resignation of an adult who would now be leading their…
Getting students excited about learning is at the top of every teacher’s list. But have you thought about how personalized learning can actually get the entire class more engaged? When students feel included and heard, they are more likely to speak up and become an active part of the class. This leads to a greater…
We often come across interesting stories about how teachers are using Showbie. As a cold, snowy winter comes to an end for many of us, we wanted to share how kindergarten teacher Stephanie Weber from Auburn School District in Maine uses Showbie to teach San Diego kindergarten students about snowy winter activities in her neck of…
