According to most definitions, a best practice is a technique or methodology that, through experience and research, has proven to reliably lead to a desired result.
Do you agree with this definition? Why or Why not?
How would you modify this definition to reflect the best practices that you will create?
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Best practice works to the goal. If the goal is to master some specific skills then best practice causes the student to "get it". Since this past week has been the torture chamber of testing, "get it" needs to also enable the student to translate the test questions in some way that relates to what he knows. Boy, THAT'S a mine field. Sooooo forget the test (this is all about our hopes and dreams of education, right?) Best practices gives the students the clues, tricks, tips to be successful at attaining their goals. My hope is that best practice is so filled with tasty ideas and activities that the students forget they are learning and are enthusiastically DOING. My teacher friends were tutoring especially weak students before the test last week. We talked about methods used. They found that their "best practices" had the kids looking for the gaming clues like in the online games the students play. What clues would help them reach the game goals? Music clues, visual clues, whatever. In the open ended questions and paragraph writing, WHAT did the test want of them? The kids had an "ah hah" moment. They got the reason for all the test prep. The best practices gave them a strategy (step by step or vend diagram, etc.) for reaching the "goal" in the darn test.
Best practices without the looming test?...enthusiastic learning that will be applicable in life. That's what I am after as a teacher.
Best Practice is when all involved come away from a task with a feeling of success. It is important to remember that even the little successes count.
As a "definition" I agree with the wording.But to relate to the "feeling" of success you've got to have that "ah hah" moment! It will light up the room.
My principal has been sending us links to short videos discussing different subjects for educators. This week the short video is on the definition of "Best Practices". I must admit that when I answered the original post, I answered it off the top of my head using my own thoughts of the meaning best and practices. I like the explanation this expert uses. I will put the link at the end of this comment. The program that my principal is sending me is part of something called P360. This segment is 4.04 minutes. #43 "Good, Better, Best Practice". The link is: http://www.pd360.com/index.cfm?ContentId=1867
I don't know if this is free or something my district has paid for so you'll have to see if you can open it. There is a discussion forum on best practices also. But let's see if this works first.
I tried to get in this link from Kandy but couldn't; you need the ID code... "best practice" is a phrase I now am more aware of and notice showing up all over... even on district websites but the teachers seem VERY pressured to teach to the tests given...
To me, the phrase "best practice" means projects, ideas, and or activities that were stimulating and creative to the students and can be duplicated in numerous circumstances.
This is a GREAT link about Best Practices- and it's free:
http://
princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/toolbox/practice.html
It's readable, makes sense, AND it's in education proper LANGUAGE.
We can do so much with our art lessons. We are communicating that our good ideas ARE filled with best practices and we can prove it. We can prove it with our teacher journals, our students own journals, by video interviews with the students and example photos or videos of their work.
Another Link from PD360 with short video about best practices:
"GOOD BETTER BEST"
http://www.pd360.com/index.cfm?ContentId=1867
This one needs to be subscribed to to see. My school system has purchased this perhaps your has too.
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