If you teach high school English and you’re preparing students for the ACT, SAT, or state ELA exam without resorting to drill-and-kill worksheets, this post is for you. No standardized…
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Goal Setting With Students
Goal setting with students for standardizing testing has been a quick lesson tool. For several years, I taught ACT prep classes. I traveled to different area schools and met new…
Change Testing into Recalling
Can teachers change “testing” into “recalling”? I’ll spoil the surprise: yes. Of course. Teachers accomplish so much with so little. Often this process is called retrieval practice. What is this…
Teaching High School English Test Prep
Teaching High School English Test Prep—specifically without boring your students. Years ago, I taught ACT prep classes through a community college. I traveled to a variety of schools and meet…