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TYLER RABLIN: How do our assessment practices impact student motivation?
Manage episode 416506090 series 2149689
đ„ How can we reach bored students in the classroom?
đ„ How can our gradebooks better support individual student growth?
đ„ How should teachers be thinking about AI and evidence of learning?
Join me for this conversation with TYLER RABLIN as he shares his insights.
ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tyler is an award-winning instructional coach and former ELA teacher for Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. He is also the owner of Tyler Rablin Consulting, a contributing writer for publications such as Edutopia, EdSurge, and EdWeek, and has been a featured speaker at conferences around the U.S. for his work with assessment and instructional technology. His book, Hacking Student Motivation, looks at the intersection between our assessment practices and what we know about motivation to provide learning experiences that build student self-efficacy, confidence, and hope.
Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.
In This Conversation:
0:00:00 - How can our assessment practices better support student growth and learning?
0:26 - Who is Tyler Rablin?
1:34 - A story of student failure that changed Tyler's view of assessment
4:08 - How can traditional assessment practices negatively impact student motivation?
8:24 - How to redesign grade books to focus on student learning, growth, and interests
11:59 - How can we provide feedback that supports student growth and improvement
16:46 - If you couldn't average scores in your grade book, what would you do?
20:43 - Creating professional learning experiences that value teacher expertise and professionalism
24:56 - Are students more bored today than they've been in the past?
29:06 - How should teachers think about AI today?
34:14 - Tyler is passionate about nature photography
36:29 - A productivity hack: time blocking in his calendar
37:44 - Someone we should follow on X: Marcus Luther
38:05 - An edtech tool pick: School AI
38:33 - A book pick: The Willpower Instinct
39:03 - A guest recommendation: TG2 and Vanessa Ellis
39:54 - What Tyler is streaming: X-Men
40:12 - Where to connect with Tyler online
Connect with Me:
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)
On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
SONG TRACK CREDIT
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support279 episodes
Manage episode 416506090 series 2149689
đ„ How can we reach bored students in the classroom?
đ„ How can our gradebooks better support individual student growth?
đ„ How should teachers be thinking about AI and evidence of learning?
Join me for this conversation with TYLER RABLIN as he shares his insights.
ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tyler is an award-winning instructional coach and former ELA teacher for Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. He is also the owner of Tyler Rablin Consulting, a contributing writer for publications such as Edutopia, EdSurge, and EdWeek, and has been a featured speaker at conferences around the U.S. for his work with assessment and instructional technology. His book, Hacking Student Motivation, looks at the intersection between our assessment practices and what we know about motivation to provide learning experiences that build student self-efficacy, confidence, and hope.
Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.
In This Conversation:
0:00:00 - How can our assessment practices better support student growth and learning?
0:26 - Who is Tyler Rablin?
1:34 - A story of student failure that changed Tyler's view of assessment
4:08 - How can traditional assessment practices negatively impact student motivation?
8:24 - How to redesign grade books to focus on student learning, growth, and interests
11:59 - How can we provide feedback that supports student growth and improvement
16:46 - If you couldn't average scores in your grade book, what would you do?
20:43 - Creating professional learning experiences that value teacher expertise and professionalism
24:56 - Are students more bored today than they've been in the past?
29:06 - How should teachers think about AI today?
34:14 - Tyler is passionate about nature photography
36:29 - A productivity hack: time blocking in his calendar
37:44 - Someone we should follow on X: Marcus Luther
38:05 - An edtech tool pick: School AI
38:33 - A book pick: The Willpower Instinct
39:03 - A guest recommendation: TG2 and Vanessa Ellis
39:54 - What Tyler is streaming: X-Men
40:12 - Where to connect with Tyler online
Connect with Me:
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)
On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
SONG TRACK CREDIT
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support279 episodes
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