Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Like many earnest educators, I spent March of 2020 scouring the internet for reputable best practices for teaching in a completely virtual classroom. I hoped to pivot to what my region called “comprehensive distance learning” with...
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Competency based learning and assessment have been a low humming buzz in progressive education circles since the 1980’s, with hints and foreshadowing as early as the 60’s and 70’s (Nodine, 2016). Competency based grading lives...
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team In addition to the traditional growth moments that contribute to the energizing nature of education, the years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have and will continue to present new opportunities for novice and veteran teachers...
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Educators have been inevitably challenged with striking the intangible balance between depth and breadth of content for our students. As opportunity and innovation in the workforce expand and challenges of accelerated learning...
Written by Maggie Sabin, Primary Teacher, Amsterdam International Community School As teachers, we are constantly searching for articles, books, or advice on how to make learning ‘stick’ with our students. In our classrooms, we want engaged learners who retain what...
Written by Lasse Nielsen, IB Continuum Coordinator & Academic at The Ostrava International School The question I get the most these days when it comes to Academic Honesty is “should I change my assessment style now that I am teaching online?” I would love to give...