The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 31, 2014

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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

The challenge for me was to design an “assessment” that was meaningful. I had tried everything from the traditional book report style assessment to more creative movie trailers, but I didn’t feel like they accomplished what I wanted from a silent sustained reading assessment. Sans the wine, of course.)

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Assessment. This is not the case when assessing its students’ digital literacy levels. Tashjian and her staff offer mixed-level classes for now, but the educators must spend more time assessing the needs their students have as they walk in the door. “That is what keeps us going over here,” Tashjian told me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Nicole Naditz on episode 478 Standards-based grading — where students are assessed by specific standards — is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015.

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 16, 2015

August 13, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 9, Number 7. Let's start with an assessment. A D It is important that teachers formatively assess students in the middle of lessons 2. A D Feedback to students is the most important part of the assessment process. A D Assessment is an important instructional tool.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. Schools using PARCC have the option of taking a mid year assessment as a means of monitoring student growth.

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Battelle for Kids

JUNE 15, 2015

June 16, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 7, Number 8. Driving Question: Who is responsible for assessing what for outside-the-walls learning experiences? I've got it. They want me to do my law project at their office and be an intern too!" Samuel emoted as he waived the letter from Grass, Thompson and Bell, LLC. Two days a week!"

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 11, 2018

Lately, I have been focusing on “common assessments” versus “common understandings.” ” I have written about this in the past and shared the following ideas on why “common assessments” do not necessarily do what they hope they do.” Assessment of learning. Assessment of learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

million grant from the Gates Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, GlassLab aimed to prove that educational games could be just as fun as their mainstream titles, and serve as reliable formative assessment tools. The first word in GlassLab’s name stands for games, learning and assessment). Launched in 2012 with a three-year, $10.2

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

Students also reported being more motivated by audio and video feedback because it was clear and personalized (Voelkel & Mello, 2014; Henderson & Phillips, 2015). Video-based feedback on student assessment: Scarily personal. Interestingly, teachers also reported higher levels of engagement when giving video and audio feedback.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In a recent discussion, I was asked about “common assessments” in a classroom. The thought here is that no matter what classroom you were in, the assessments would look the same. If I ask students to show that they understand the same objective, does the way we assess truly have to be the same?

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 8, 2015

In this article a study from Harvard Business School is cited which showed that when participants were allowed to reflect on a test, did remarkably better the on the next assessment. So I hope you''ll join me in these Learning Resolutions for 2015. What are your Learning Resolutions? What do you want to do better or differently?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Like all districts in Texas, we live and die through accountability ratings based on how our students perform on the state’s STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests. To this end, we began using Renaissance Star Assessments districtwide in the 2015–2016 school year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2015

note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No. Don’t get me wrong, I still assess learning. I just do it in a way in which students often don’t realize that they are being assessed.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. Sioux City CSD – opening a K-5 STEM specialty school in Fall 2015. How do we assess student growth / development? Our current assessments aren’t up to the task. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa. Exploring Iowa Archaeology ).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. I am almost booked through August and am already taking fall dates for 2015 – Mike. Free Digital Formative Assessment Tools… Important Thoughts Before Implementing - Michael Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com ) . Create A Survey.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. The creation of assessments and their implementation can all be integrated through the use of Microsoft Teams.

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This approach is founded on the idea that all individuals should build a “sense of place” and develop “an ability to care for one’s surroundings” (Demarest, 2015, p. All of this information helped us assess the water quality of the creek. Instruction is largely focused on, in addition to mastery of the subject (Demarest, 2015, p.5):

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2017

Across the country, educators and policy makers are searching for ways to develop and implement innovative assessment programs to address accountability requirements and to reform instruction. As both local and state educators consider new assessment models, they find themselves coming up against many issues of time.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you’ve got a child in the Georgia state school system, then you’ve probably heard of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and how important it is. This post is a comprehensive guide on what the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) is all about. Grades 3 – 8 will take the End of Grade (EOG) assessment.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Responsible decision-making is the ability to assess a situation, understand the benefits and consequences of different responses, consider what is ethical and safe, and make kind and productive choices. What is responsible decision-making? Responsible decision-making includes the ability to: Be open-minded. Click to copy.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With this in mind, CYPHER LEARNING and Turnitin began collaborating in 2015. Our integration simplifies the assessment of written assignments for users of NEO LMS and Turnitin. Educators can plan through, beginning with low-stakes formative assessments, and build on as students gain comfort and awareness.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 29, 2016

Two assessment companies—Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp.—are The Texas Education Agency announced last week that it will collect a fine from ETS, the company responsible for the statewide delivery and administration of its State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests, with liquidated damages amounting to $5.7

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. Besides just being an assessment company, we’re also becoming a learning and navigation company,” Roorda tells EdSurge in an interview.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Over time, they have learned that some of the skills that are most critical for success are difficult to teach and even harder to assess. It’s not always as simple as purchasing a curriculum, or even modifying an existing set of assessments, because in many cases, these materials don’t yet exist.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

Top EdTechTeacher Blogs of 2015. Google Forms can be one of the best tools in the classroom for data collection and assessment as well as a great resources for teachers to use in order to get information from … Read more. We hope you will join us in 2016 at any of our Conferences or Summer Workshops to learn more! .

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. For example, the United States ranked 39th in math on the 2015 PISA test. Four regions in mainland China, including Beijing and Shanghai, collectively ranked 6th in math and in 2015. Photo: Chris Berdik. ranked 13th.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” 2015, September 2015). June 21, 2015. Andrea is noticing what many teachers are saying: students are struggling with reading stamina. The life long consequences when a student cannot read. ” Retrieved January 21, 2022, 2022, from [link]. “How Did U.S.

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 1, 2016

2015 was a good year! Here are my top 15 blog posts for 2015 15: 5 Ways to Make Professional Looking Google Documents 14: 3 Things to Wrap Up Google Classroom for the Summer 13: Google Classroom – Using RubricTab to Assess Students 12: Google Classroom: Using a Writing Journal 11: Google Classroom: Posting a […].

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Edutopia

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Betty Ray Education Trends In 2015, Edutopians preferred posts about being more grounded and capable, taking better care of yourself, owning your power, assessing more wisely, and helping hard-to-reach kids.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2019

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015) is helping to make headway in prevention with provisions for whole student development and well-being as a part of the definition of “achievement or student success” and alternative measures. Overview of authorized topics under Section 4108 of the ESSA.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

That reality, along with concerns about inequities baked into the assessments and a growing demographic gap between students in America and their teachers, has propelled a number of states to reconsider their approach. In 2015, 25 states required teacher candidates to pass a basic skills test for admission into a preparation program. “Why

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

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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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

She succeeds Dave Vernier, co-founder of Vernier Science Education, and John Wheeler, who has been CEO of the company since 2015. Our comprehensive solutions include hardware, software, content, assessment, professional development, and technical support. Hedrick is the third CEO in Vernier Science Education’s 40-plus-year history.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Part 4: Forty Educational Websites For Your Summer 2015 Toolkit ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Share content and assess in real time. Assess the whole class. Read the others in the series: Part One, ,,,,,, Part Two …….

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

2015, John Hopkins University School of Education. Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement.” B., & Jung, S. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.” E., & Tyson, D. Developmental psychology, 2009, 45(3), 740-63.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

There were 418 mergers and acquisitions in the education industry in 2015, up from 329 in 2014, according to research by the investment bank Berkery Noyes. The post Education Industry Mergers, Acquisitions Jumped Significantly in 2015 appeared first on Market Brief. K-12 Print Needs Persist Despite Digital Growth.

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