I encourage the use of rubrics because of all the benefits research on their use as teaching strategies indicates. That said, I also encourage the use of quick, one minute, assessments (exit tickets, etc.) on a daily basis.
Through experience, and the many great teachers and parents who came to my rescue; I quickly learned some great tricks and ideas useful in teaching reading and sharing with children the love of reading.
When we embrace our children’s natural strengths and structure learning in a way that celebrates these talents, they will love to learn and ultimately become the person they were meant to be.
I hear more and more from my educator friends and parents that I work with that their children “are just not that creative.” When I first heard this, it was a whisper of a few, now it is a loud and clear message by many. It’s time to pay attention.
Education has changed dramatically over the years. Gone are the days of carrying a bookbag filled with loose leaf paper, pencils, and textbooks. Today, students are much more likely to walk into a classroom with a tablet under their arms and schedule Skype meetings with their professors instead of stopping by office hours.