Blake Middle School Project 351 Ambassador Hosts Successful Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive jgpr.net/2024/04/17/bla… via @guilfoilpr Jeffrey Marsden #Project351 Project 351 #bmsed #medfieldps #belonging #service

A Look Back: According To New Research, Rita Pierson Was More Right Than Not When She Said, “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/04/15/a-l…

An important listen #bmsed #feedforward #medfieldpln #msaachat #edchat #tg2chat podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

How to Help Students Focus on Learning Instead of… greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h… #bmsed #medfieldps #medfieldpln #tg2chat #msaachat #feedforward

Belated thanks to a thoughtful and reflective panel for #DLDMedfield - Jeff Marsden, Emily Parks, Beth McCoy, and Dan Gutekanst #belonging #msaachat Jeffrey Marsden Daniel Gutekanst

Share your thoughts for Blake's ? of the Week: What inspires you and gives you hope? Why? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #bmsed #medfieldps #belonging #edchat #edchat ma

In 1912 we knew that grading practices were UNRELIABLE! So why do they persist over 100 years later!
Thomas Guskey

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Weaving a colorful cloth: Centering education on humans’ emergent developmental potentials osf.io/preprints/psya… via Center for Open Science #medfieldpln #msaachat #edchat #bmsed

Rethinking Our Definition of STEM ascd.org/blogs/rethinki… via ASCD Medfield Science Ms. Safer #medfieldpln #stem

“For young and future parents,” Arthur Brooks has this reassuring advice: “You will make a lot of mistakes, but mostly they won’t matter”: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Maybe instead of proficiency scales we should present support scales.

'This is how I will support you.'

vs.

'This is how I will grade you.'

The scale would define the teaching that supports the learning.

We are supporters, not graders.

Different has to be different.

Sharing the most recent episode of the Blake Break - Episode 3! youtu.be/dUw4PR071MI?si… via YouTube #bmsed #medfieldps #belonging #creativity Medfield Fine Arts Thanks Medfield K-8 PTO

I have noticed that most of the benefits of using AI in education have been centered around those teaching older children. This was an interesting discussion about how those in early education are thinking about and using AI.
edsurge.com/news/2024-03-1… via Emily Tate Sullivan EdSurge

Here’s a look at some recent happenings from around the district.

-MHS students spent their flex period at the Wellness Fair meeting some new four legged friends.

-Wheelockians studied surface area and evaporation.

-Blake students participated in a successful trout release.

Wonderful display of artwork at the Zullo Gallery- check out the work of some of our Blakers! #bmsed #medfieldps #artsaveslives #belonging

More pics! Wonderful display of artwork at the Zullo Gallery- check out the work of some of our Blakers! #bmsed #medfieldps #artsaveslives #belonging @zullogallery

Wonderful display of artwork at the Zullo Gallery- check out the work of some of our Blakers! #bmsed #medfieldps #artsaveslives #belonging Medfield Fine Arts

Zullo is hopping! #medfieldps

Blake Updates are current - check them out! blakeprincipal.weebly.com/blake-updates #bmsed #medfieldps #medfieldpln

I have updated my blog - Staying Inspired blakeprincipal.weebly.com/principals-blo… #bmsed #medfieldps #medfieldpln #msaachat #edchat #edchat ma #belonging