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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs , shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their learning.

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ISTE Certification 01

Dangerously Irrelevant

I served on the initial advisory board for ISTE’s Standards for Education Leaders (back then, they were the NETS-A) and in 2016 I received ISTE’s global Award for Outstanding Leadership. We meet face-to-face every few weeks and also engage together in a number of asynchronous learning activities. Related Posts.

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Technology I use on a Daily Basis - 2016 Version

Educational Technology Guy

Here's my updated version for Spring, 2016. I use it for travel, conferences and off-site meetings. In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). I am a K-12 Education Strategist for CDW-G. I have the 4GB Ram version. I use it at home sometimes when I need to type.

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myON launches Summer 2016 Reading Challenge

eSchool News

Since 2012, myON has provided a turnkey program to help educators encourage students to read “just right” books during the summer months. Comparing 2015 to 2016, Georgia students have already tripled the time spent reading reaching more than 11,000 hours as of early May. Last year, 4.5 myON’s “Get in the Game and Read!”

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Online Higher Education in India Comes Full Circle

Edsurge

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Surveys and sources suggest many college graduates are unprepared for the workforce.

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307: Elevating Media Literacy Through Screen Language: Insights from Sherard Duvall

The Thinking Stick

Join him on a journey where the power of human connection meets the magic of screen language. While continuing to satisfy his creative passion with art, music, film, and education projects, in 2012 he established OTR Films with guidance from his longtime partner turned entrepreneur FatRat Da Czar.

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How teaching informed by Assessment fosters learner Self-Management Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 6)

100mentors

And then, they stick to their own arrangements, using affective skills: focusing, overcoming distractions, and aspiring to meet their goals. Feedback is the means for reducing this distance so students can attain their standards (Grosas, Raju, Schuett, Chuck, & Millar, 2016). One way or another, feedback leads to self-reflection.