The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

Today, Starr Sackstein @mssackstein shares 5 feedback strategies to supercharge your writing instruction and classroom culture. We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Today we’re talking about five fantastic peer feedback strategies for your classroom. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

We decided to write a book to provide every teacher with the strategies and tools to confidently pull all parts of the writing process into the classroom. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). We wanted to make student-led writing strategies available to every teacher. Shanahan, T.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher’s Summer PD 2016 just ended. We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. The Tech-infused Classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments. To address absenteeism, school administrators have turned to outside groups to help implement data-informed intervention and outreach strategies.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

It’s one of the best strategies to create a positive learning environment for all students. Try these family engagement strategies to transform involvement into family partnerships: Give families and caregivers your contact information and get to know them early in the school year. Sheldon, S. B., & Jung, S. E., & Tyson, D.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments. 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment with @virtualgiff.

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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

At the same time, we suggested ways to fit Approaches to Learning in these instructional strategies by promoting students’ research, thinking, communication and social skills. We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

AUSTIN — New Meridian, a nonprofit assessment company committed to advancing quality education for all students, today announced that Eileen Shihadeh has joined the executive team as chief operating officer. Quality assessment has the power to transform a student’s future. There is no better time to join New Meridian,” Shihadeh said.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Developing their own cultural awareness , discussing race , and selecting culturally responsive texts are three strategies, supported by research, that help educators to sustain inclusive learning environments. 2016; Harmon et al., What structures and strategies do teachers use to understand the home cultures of their students?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

From 1992 until 2007, the state’s average score for fourth-graders remained below the “basic” level of achievement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. A 2016 report found that Mississippi’s teacher preparation programs failed to provide the skills needed to teach reading successfully.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels. The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. 2016 was also the highest year on record for digital curriculum spending. A total of 708 U.S. Kahle Charles, the Executive Director of Curriculum at St.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

adults ages 18–65—around 118 million—perform at or below the lowest proficiency levels in problem solving in technology rich environments ( National Center for Education Statistics, 2016 ). The goal of the assessment was to analyze how technology is implemented in adult education classrooms throughout the city.

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

I have been extremely fortunate to be a part of OTAN’s Digital Leadership Academy (DLAC ), first as a participant in 2016, and now as a coach to mentor other adult educators in meeting their program goals. Early on, the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment is taken by each member to determine their top strengths.

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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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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

At the same time, we suggested ways to fit Approaches to Learning in these instructional strategies by promoting students’ research, thinking, communication and social skills. We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 12, 2021

I read the following in a post from my friend Katie Martin, titled “Do Your Assessments Improve Learning?”: ”: Assessment can (and should) be about growing and learning and instead of being punitive or used as a gotcha moment- I am looking at you “pop quiz”. Provided maximum flexibility in the assessments.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study.

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100mentors

MARCH 16, 2020

It is now time to break down the last stage of this process: evaluating projects and assessing students. While project evaluation can be an interesting – even pleasant – process for educators, student assessment can be quite tricky. How do we respond to this challenge by assessing innovatively?

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Waterford

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In connection with the Science of Reading Virtual Summit , Waterford.org is sharing an article series exploring the science behind how students learn to read and what administrators can do to guide school and classroom strategies. ESSA Tier 1 is the highest possible ranking that an early learning program can meet according to WWC standards.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage. That’s not at all meant to suggest that colleges’ strategies, offerings and value are perfect, however.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 14, 2018

While we should continue to work with legislators, vital stakeholders, and other key policy-makers to change this practice, we need to ensure that students are best prepared for these assessments. Yet, it’s not about teaching test-taking strategies. From there, it’s up to you how you use the assessment tool.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 26, 2019

Since March 2016, over 2,000 schools and educators have signed the Maker Promise to register their commitment to providing maker learning experiences for all students. Maker learning, while in many ways still a grassroots movement, has become increasingly common in schools around the world.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

4 February 2016. “Such clear and direct relationships are few and far between in education—and these findings raise many implications for states and districts as they shift to online assessment.” ” The post In the News: On Technology, Testing, and Equity appeared first on EdTech Strategies. . Education Week.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. CDW VV2 Strategy. They may be on to something. will be able to handle college-level reading, and only 25 percent will grasp college-level math.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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?, Most recently, Sackstein was named one of ASCD’s Emerging leaders class of 2016, in addition to presenting a TedxTalk about throwing out grades.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” Related : 7 strategies to counter student learning loss When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

With the addition of MasteryConnect’s formative assessment tools, Instructure aims to capitalize on what it sees as a “shift occurring at the state level as they replace high-stakes, end-of-year testing with innovative assessment models,” according to a prepared statement. There are plenty of dollars behind that idea. billion by 2020.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Auster (2016) defines blended learning in a succinct and clear manner. The effectiveness of blended learning hinges on well-thought-out implementation strategies that address these complexities. Auster’s study (Carol Auster, 2016​ ​​​). In her study, Carol J. It can also be cost-effective in the long run.

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. Within the teaching and learning domain, educators have developed action plans focused on closing opportunity gaps through the implementation of strategies that are grounded in high-level practices and aligned across schools, but which can also be responsive to individual teachers and students.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

However, despite the obvious need to better prepare teachers to deal with classroom management, only 42% of teacher preparation programs offer significant feedback to their student teachers in this area, according to this 2016 paper by the National Council on Teacher Quality. Assess the activity. Actively supervise students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Providing teachers with a wide range of high-quality resources coupled with research-based instructional strategies is also important. Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. Here's what they said.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Michele Dawson, Senior Director of Instructional Technology in Compton Unified School District, CA, and Kelly Urlacher, Senior Curriculum Designer at DreamBox Learning, had a conversation of essential approaches for supporting these students in “ Key Strategies to Making Access and Equity a Reality for ELL Students.”. Join the Community.

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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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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

Anxiety about grades and assessments is one of the major causes (outside of ACEs) of student stress.[12] But as an educator, you can provide support through stress management activities, strategies, and referrals as needed. Voices in Urban Education, 2016, 43, pp. Advances in Pediatrics, 2016, 63(1), pp. Shonkoff, J.P.,

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The program began in March 2016 at MIT, a comprehensive middle school with 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Throughout the year, teachers developed and refined strategies to address the needs of ALL of their students, and spark students’ creativity through effective use of technology for learning. About the Literacy Initiative.

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