Rebecca Tessarolo

Most teachers know what I'm talking about when I say sometimes we feel sneaky, guilty, or have to keep it on the hush hush when we show...

Growing up, I learned to be a problem solver, competitive, ambitious and resilient. Thank you, elementary teachers! But, what I've...

Inside the classroom Minute-timed tests were the first academic assignments I genuinely found exciting, engaging, and motivating. As a...

Whether you're tracking your running pace as your training for a marathon, memorizing multiplication facts for your minute timed tests...

Happy PRIDE month! Coincidentally, this week, I explored how our identity and cultural affiliations influence how we learn. Seems like...

There are numerous labels and theories to how we all learn, but as I challenged you last week to reflect, what makes you an expert? But,...

Growing up, I thought my mom knew everything. If she didn't know the answer, my teacher was bound to. We often rely on elders we trust to...

This past year, I've become a professional at binging Schitt's Creek episodes on rainy days, making just enough coffee to make it through...

Over the past few months, I created a Schoology course for my 6th grade Robotics class. We recently just returned to full in person...

Over the course of the semester, I've developed a stronger, more genuine understanding of assessment and the purpose of them in the...

With an idea that sparked months ago, I've modified and enhanced this Staff Self Check assessment hoping to increase positive mental...

In public education, teachers do not choose their students. We embrace our diversity and differentiate to meet the needs of each of our...

Schoology was a beast to conquer my first year, but I'm proud to say I've added another Course Management System (CMS) to my toolbox. I...

Whether in Michigan or Colorado, every district has the pressure of selecting a user-friendly, compatible, and appropriate Course...

Developing this checklist was harder than it seems. I continued to struggle wording my evidence for understanding as it was meant to also...

Since sharing my initial assessment checklist, I've decided made a few modifications to my questions. I realized I misunderstood the...

Assessment Genre: Menu board Just as kids love choosing their favorite, unhealthy, most expensive item off the menu, students eat up the...

Everything is always easier said than done. When it comes to creating assessments, teachers strive to develop the most effective tool to...

Look around your work place. Do you see employees bending over backwards to meet deadlines? Supporting workers? Covering each other's...

You guessed it. Turn on Kahoot's theme song and any student in 2020 will know to pull out their phone and open up the online gamified...