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Chat GPT & Literary Extract Analysis

Posted on June 20, 2023July 10, 2023 by Jennifer Brooke

Uses for Chat GPT: Developing close literary analysis skills is one of the learning outcomes in the IB Language A

Christmas Ad Fun! 2022

Posted on December 12, 2022December 13, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ….in the media! Every year I ask my students to evaluate the

Using Assessment Portfolios for Engagement and Growth

Posted on February 22, 2021October 20, 2023 by Jennifer Brooke

What is an assessment portfolio? This is a single place or document where students keep track of their summative (and

Reading and Communication Standards Organized by IB Criterion

Posted on February 21, 2021June 20, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

IB Language A Criterion1Organizing Reading and Communication Standards by IB Criterion2 Purpose of this post: Crosswalk reading and communication standards

Assessment Menus – Supporting Individualized Learning

Posted on February 21, 2021June 20, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

Assessment Menu Resources These resources include: 8 different assessment menu options with assessment descriptions. 5 tailor-made assessment rubrics. What is

A Cookbook for Summer Reading? Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Posted on February 2, 2021June 19, 2021 by Anneke Hoekstra

A few years ago, I became personally enthralled with Samin Nosrat’s cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Then her Netflix series