A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I shared in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , the value of content is intrinsically linked to how it's utilized to foster purpose-driven thinking and application, which are both hallmarks of personalized learning. While being adept at trivia might be advantageous for a game show like Jeopardy, its utility in real life is limited.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2022

More about tech skills in the classroom. How to Assess Digital Literacy. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge. Still, less than half of all K-12 schools in the U.S. teach computer science as part of the curriculum. Digital Literacy–Too Important to Skip. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

Just like periodic assessments can help teachers gauge student mastery of a particular subject, a periodic ed tech review can help teachers and administrators reflect on what works and what doesn’t. One thing that does not appear to be working for many teachers in the classroom is what might be called digital overload.

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Ditch That Textbook

MAY 30, 2023

Can AI assistants like ChatGPT help us assess student writing in the classroom? You can find her on Twitter (@Dcleveland00) […] The post Here’s how I used ChatGPT to assess student writing appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

Among these is the flipped classroom model , a strategy that leverages video instruction to mitigate potential obstacles that make it challenging for students to access information presented live. However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?”

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2021

Below is a version of a resource that can be found in Chapter 4 of Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. Each level has numerous question stems that can assist teachers in developing checks for understanding, performance tasks, projects, and assessments.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In the past, people mostly thought of projectors as devices that were simply mounted on the classroom ceiling, primarily used for projecting lessons and content on a screen at the front of the room. However, the way we use classroom projectors has evolved beyond their traditional role.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2022

Classroom culture defines your classroom. You can feel a classroom culture, but what is a classroom culture? How do you build a positive classroom culture? In this show, Andrew Sharos, author of Finding Lifelifes: A Practical Tale about Teacher and Mentors , shares how to create a thriving classroom culture.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . Flipped classes.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The fundamental shift in control from teacher to learner demands that classrooms be spaces where students feel comfortable sharing their ideas, taking risks, and making mistakes. These benefits are valuable in the context of the classroom as well. #1 Yet, in many classrooms, mistakes are penalized instead of normalized.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are many benefits of technology in the classroom, so we’ve picked five of the most significant for this handy list. Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. But for those who embrace it, the advantages are virtually limitless.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.” This is a sentiment I’ve heard repeatedly from teachers navigating the demands of the concurrent classroom. As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Then we design a welcome task.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I, like many teachers, liked to promote the excellent work taking place in my classroom so other colleagues could view my students’ work. Classroom Use. How many followers do you have?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

How can teachers determine their power standards and assess student mastery in a way that’s both fun and effective? One way to begin is by utilizing a scoring system to single out the standards that align to the chief priorities in your classroom. So, how do we even begin to tackle this mess?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Importance of Data in Education 00:00:50:00 – 00:01:00:13 : Vicki Davis emphasizes the importance of data analytics in making classrooms more effective.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2021

Why don’t more people just use paper and whiteboard in the classroom? Sure, technology and formative assessment can help us teach and assess faster. The post Horse and Buggy Classrooms appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. They get the job done.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures. Imagine a classroom where students are glued to their seats, laser-focused on interactive quiz games displayed on the smartboard.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. This week, I put my word bank in the description in my Google Classroom assignment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

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. Listen to Starr Sackstein share how to assess with respect. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

I love visiting classrooms around the country to not only support but to see educators in action. Recently I visited the district where I met with each school to visit classrooms and see how they were progressing with personalized learning. This has completely changed my classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. Now, Mike, you have five ideas for us today, to do formative assessments. Formative Assessment Idea #1: High-Five Hands.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

which specifically mentions ‘use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills)’ keyboarding is required to take Common Core Standards assessments in the Spring. Some schools require assessments of student learning in technology. The myth is that students will teach themselves when they need it.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2020

A comprehensive teaching model helps educators identify strategies that motivate learners to discover new things, to explore a new field of knowledge (or continue exploring previous ones, but with more effective approaches), and at the same time, it provides a useful assessment system. Read more: Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

The accelerated digitization of today’s classroom impacts every aspect of instruction–from attendance to summative assessment and everything in between. As educators have shifted to the hybrid environment, they have had to make significant changes in the way they approach formative assessment. Game-Like Formative Programs.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 24, 2021

I put links in Google Classroom to sites that showed how the tool should be used and created a simple multiple-choice quiz using Google Forms. Assessing with multiple choices instead of multiple-choice. Instead of assigning a test with multiple choices, we can give our students multiple choices of assessment. Video assessments.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. In this blog post, you’ll discover ten topics that can help you improve your online or blended classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

How can teachers determine their power standards and assess student mastery in a way that’s both fun and effective? One way to begin is by utilizing a scoring system to single out the standards that align to the chief priorities in your classroom. So, how do we even begin to tackle this mess?

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This week we look at Formative Assessment, how it works and why it can be a powerful tool no matter what your teaching and learning looks like. Traditionally, teaching has been a one-way enterprise with the teacher dispelling knowledge for a period of time and then assessing what the students know either through a quiz or test.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The more formative assessment data a teacher collects, the more effective they’ll be in differentiating learning experiences to meet a diverse group of students’ needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

She is an actual classroom teacher and doesn't “do” hype, but I think she wants to help. Stay tuned at the show's end to learn more about their (free) Artificial Intelligence Course for educators. Meet Mary Howard, 20 Year Classroom Educator in New York I'm so excited today to be talking with Mary Howard. So when A.I.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The advent of interactive large-format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard transformed the classroom. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 17, 2020

Alice Keeler and Vicki Davis demo both sides of Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As so many of us schools are having to move quickly to Google Classroom, Alice Keeler sat down with me recently to do what we’re calling a “duo demo.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. We need more strategies than fist to five or thumbs up thumbs down. We’re counting them down!

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 28, 2023

The ed-tech content provider Newsela is expanding its ability to provide real-time assessment results to its users through its acquisition of the company Formative. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Newsela Leans Into Classroom Assessment With Acquisition of Formative appeared first on Market Brief.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

As of April, at least 14 states were requiring in-person instruction in all or some grades, and the 2021 National Assessment of Educational Progress School Survey found 77 percent of U.S. public schools with fourth and eighth graders were holding classroom instruction this spring.

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Ditch That Textbook

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

with Google Classroom and Google Meet makes it possible to play engaging games anywhere with your class. is a fun gameshow-style assessment activity. There are tons of creative ways to review and assess with it. with Google Classroom and Google Meet appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. Using Kahoot!

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