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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

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. She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. Stream by clicking here.

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Looking Back at 2014 and Forward to 2015

The Web20Classroom

Why Formative Assessments Matter -I have been a long time advocate for the need to shift our assessment focus from the summative to the formative. In this post from June we look at what formative assessments really are, how they are beneficial and some easy ways to make it happen in the classroom.

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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some lessons we learned after hitting the reset button on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative in order to get it right that I captured in a 2015 post. Check out the International Center for Educational Leadership's ( ICLE ) vast services and Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process to fill this gap.

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When I Knew It Was Time to Leave the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

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?, She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015.

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6 Pillars to Successfully Integrate Technology In Your 1:1 Classroom

Securly

In the last quarter of 2015, they released their findings in “ Students Computers and Learning: Making the Connection”. Ask questions that assess how a leader integrates and dictates technology into his/her projects and to those he/she leads. Digitally Mature Leaders . Robust and well designed infrastructure.

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Digital Leadership – LIVE Blog of Eric Sheninger Keynote at Leading Future Learning 2015

EdTechTeacher

Eric Sheninger, Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and Scholastic Achievement Partners (SAP) , kicked off the 2015 Leading Future Learning conference with his keynote on Digital Leadership. Eric and his faculty then addressed the Rigor/Relevance framework.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Schools with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs find a noticeable percentage of students bring mobile phones as their device. How do you handle these children if the lesson plan requires a cell as a backchannel or quick assessment tool? Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access.

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