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Hello, If you’ve been following Lyon’s Letters , you already know I’m not exactly the athletic type. In the post “ The Pen, the Throw,...

Hello, A friend of mine started a new job recently as a building principal. On the opening day, my friend took the time to have the staff...

Hello, If you had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, from my earliest age, I would have said, “ballerina.” There's some irony...

Hello, This is my last new letter of the 23/24 school year, and what a year it’s been! I wanted to take a moment to spotlight some of the...

Hello, photo courtesy of https://betworld96au.com/ (Betworld Casinos) According to the post, “ Lottery Statistics and Revenue by State...

Hello, Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” His point was labels don’t matter. When it comes to grading,...

Hello, Traditional classroom practices often focus on punishing behaviors like late work with grade deductions. Why? Because it’s what...

Hello, I have a question for you. Imagine the grade at the top of a student’s paper says 80%. What should that tell you about the...

Hello, This series has explored the multifaceted impact of grades on learning. I began by establishing validity and reliability related...

Hello, This is the fourth letter in my series on grades. In the first letter, “Food for Thought: The Lack of Validity and Reliability...

Hello, Welcome back to my series on grading. If you haven’t already, please check out the first two posts: “Food For Thought: The Lack of...

Hello, Grades are on my mind these days. So much so, that I’ve written a series of Lyon’s Letters regarding grading. Last week’s letter,...

Hello, Three years ago, in the post, “Making (Up) the Grade,” I fired a shot across the bow when I asserted the grades students get in...

Hello, In August of 2005, my husband, Howard, accidentally left a ballpoint pen in his pocket and it went through the wash. I didn’t...

Hello, Though it will seem like perhaps I am adding some drama or color to the story I’m about to tell you, I promise, it’s all true....

Hello, As I’m sure you know, my latest book, 50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps, just came out. I wanted to share with you some...

Hello, In my first year of college, I took a course on human growth and development. In that class we were assigned the book Flow: The...

Hello, When my oldest was in third grade he took the New York State Assessments for the first time. There is always so much hoopla...

Hello, As a writer, I will write even if people don’t read my work because I have ideas that nag at me wanting to get out. At the same...

Hello, In 2018, I read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. You...