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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

Research Projects: When students engage in research projects, they need time to gather information, synthesize their findings, and put together presentations or reports to share their findings. The depth and breadth of research can vary greatly among students, benefiting from a flexible timeline.

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New Webinar: "Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats A Library 2.0 + LearningRevolution.com Webinar with Dr. Steve Albrecht Please consider forwarding this material to colleagues or associates in school settings. Using the USSS Safe Schools and FBI research reports. It is presented by Library 2.0 in Psychology.

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Model What You Preach: Pedagogy at the Heart of Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Part of this shift came when I started to facilitate workshops that consisted of anywhere from a half-day to multiple days. developing assessments, creating an action plan, learning how to use edtech tools, etc.) developing assessments, creating an action plan, learning how to use edtech tools, etc.)

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future.

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Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? These MIT Researchers Think So.

Edsurge

This is the first part of a two-part story looking at how MIT researchers are developing playful assessments to measure student growth. But assessments haven’t evolved at the same pace. By making assessment playful, we can get closer to measuring the things we actually value." They’re calling it “playful assessment.”

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Blended Learning: Building a Playlist

Catlin Tucker

At the start of a virtual workshop last week, a teacher sent me a note in the chat saying that she wanted to quit. In contrast, large-scale playlists may walk students through the process of conducting an experiment and writing a lab report or working through a multi-step project. She was frustrated and exhausted.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. At the conclusion of each day, I submit a detailed report that contains general commendations and recommendations for growth to each school.

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