The Learning & the Brain education conference in Boston sparked numerous observations about education and other topics. I presented results-only learning and mobile and web tools and saw
By Mark Barnes For more than a decade, I bored my language arts students to tears with guided reading activities. We’d read one novel for six weeks, analyzing
In this brief video, I discuss student-centered learning and feedback with international education publisher and professional development provider, ASCD. What do you think should be added to this
Recently, I was returning home from New York, where I had conducted a results-only learning one-day institute for educators from a variety of schools in Nassau County. via:
Last week, I presented results-only learning to educators in New York. A day or two later, I tweeted about best practices in the classroom. A question came up
Providing meaningful narrative feedback for students is one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, parts of 21st-century teaching and learning. Efficient feedback includes Summary, Explanation, Redirection and Resubmission,
In a Results Only Learning Environment, students are taught that reflection and self-evaluation are far more important than the judgment of a teacher. I want my students to
I’ve heard school administrators rave about education in China. Some love to remind teachers that Chinese students work harder both in and out of school, attend more often
Since this blog is relatively new, I figured I’d start a tradition of writing holiday-specific posts. With today being Halloween, I decided to share the things that really
The name is beyond wonderful; it’s “Wonderopolis.” I discovered Wonderopolis while reading an article in Educational Leadership, by teacher/author, Donalyn Miller. Explaining how to spark a passion for
Educators typically use two kinds of assessment — formative and summative. The latter is a final summation of learning, if there is such a thing. Summative assessment is
When President Obama is criticized, it’s usually about foreign policy, healthcare or the economy. Rarely is he scrutinized for naming Arne Duncan as the U.S. secretary of education,
Researcher Jane David explores a variety of studies in this 2008 article about the impact of retention on student achievement. David offers this succinct summary of her findings:
Like many schools nationwide, a district in Spokane is altering its curriculum, in order to help students meet Common Core State Standards. More math fundamentals and nonfiction texts
By Mark BarnesMy book, Role Reversal, details how, after more than a decade of teaching in the old-school way, I changed everything and completely eliminated grades. Like homework, there
Have you ever attended an unconference? This is a completely online conference — one you can attend from any place with Internet access. As one of the keynote
Politicians and bureaucrats worry about standards, high stakes testing and accountability in education. They don’t comprehend what students need. They don’t realize that when kids are in pain
This is the first post for a new blog, self-indulgently entitled Mark Barnes: where conversation begins. I have written for a couple of years at The Results Only
One definition of an aria is “a striking solo performance.” I think what the creative team at Internationally-recognized education publisher, ASCD, envisioned with its short, hard copy or
Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting three sessions at the Education in a Changing World Conference, hosted by Monte Vista Christian School. This amazing conference featured
In addition to naming Role Reversal a 2013 Best Professional Book, Teacher Librarian Magazine invited me to share my opinions about the role of the teacher librarian in
I was a bad teacher today. I lost my cool, which rarely happens in a student-centered classroom, especially near the end of the school year. A student got
