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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

We must collect formative assessment data in each lesson to understand our students’ progress and respond to their needs. Formative assessment is a process of gathering information about students’ understanding and their progress toward firm standards-aligned learning goals. Check for understanding.

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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. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show.

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” Why assess it? What to look for in assessment tools.

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How to use Kahoot! with Google Classroom and Google Meet

Ditch That Textbook

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. The post How to use Kahoot! with Google Classroom and Google Meet appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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How to manage assessments in the blended classroom

Neo LMS

But one thing is certain: teachers need to consider the way they assess students in these specific conditions. Assessment is often associated with quizzes, exams, and summative assessments. However, summative assessments offer a limited perspective. There’s more to assessment that needs teachers’ attention.

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Best Practices for More Inclusive Meetings

ViewSonic Education

In meetings of 10 people, only three to four people feel empowered to contribute—leaving six or seven unique perspectives unheard. One way to counter this problem is with inclusive meetings. 6 Ways to Ensure Inclusive Meetings Take stock of who is attending and who is not. Assess your accessibility.

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How to Assess Inclusiveness in Teaching

Edsurge

However, how do I know how inclusive I am in my teaching? Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. And the subtext of your syllabus.