May 10, 2021
Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. Today's guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs, shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their learning.
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Starr Sackstein - Bio As Submitted
Over 16 years ago, Starr Sackstein started her teaching career
in Far Rockaway High School, eager to make a difference. Quickly
learning to connect with students and develop rapport, she was able
to recognize the most important part of teaching, relationships.
Fostering relationships with students and peers, to encourage
community growth and a deeper understanding of personal
contribution through reflection, Sackstein has continued to elevate
her students by putting them at the center of the learning.
Starr Sackstein currently works at Long Island City High School as
a Teacher Center Teacher and ELA teacher. She spent nine years at
World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, NY as a high
school English and Journalism teacher where her students run a
multi-media news outlet at WJPSnews.com. In 2011, the Dow Jones
News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and
2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator.
Currently Sackstein has thrown out grades, teaching students that
learning isn’t about numbers, but about the development of skills
and ability to articulate that growth.
In 2012, Sackstein tackled National Board Certification in an
effort to reflect on her practice and grow as an educational
English facilitator. After a year of closely looking at the her
work with students, she achieved the honor. She is also a certified
Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education
Association (JEA). Sackstein also serves at the New York State
Director to JEA to help serve advisers in New York better grow
journalism programs.
Author of Teaching Mythology
Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom
Perspective, Blogging for
Educators, Teaching Students
to Self Assess: How do I help Students grow as learners?,
The Power of Questioning: Opening
up the World of Student Inquiry, Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go
Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, Hacking Homework: 10 Strategies that
Inspire Learning Outside the Classroom and most recently
Peer Feedback in the Classroom:
Empowering Students to be the Experts. (You can find all of the
books here: https://amzn.to/3vPs9go) Sackstein
co-moderates #sunchat as well as contributes to #NYedChat. She has
made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in
2014 and for blogging in 2015. In speaking engagements, Sackstein
speaks about blogging, journalism education, throwing out grades
and BYOD, helping people see technology doesn’t have to be feared.
Most recently, Sackstein was named one of ASCD’s Emerging leaders
class of 2016, in addition to presenting a TedxTalk about throwing
out grades.
Balancing a busy career of writing and teaching with being the mom
to 10-year-old Logan is a challenging adventure. Seeing the world
through his eyes reminds her why education needs to change for
every child.
Contact information: mssackstein@gmail.com
@MsSackstein on
Twitter
Starr
Sackstein, MJE Facebook Fan page
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