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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

With scarcely a month left in the school year, why was it worth spending time making videos rather than covering the next academic standard? Plus, evidence-based assessments could improve the overall quality of project-based learning by helping educators tailor projects to specific skills and vet a lesson’s overall effectiveness.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Georgia Test Prep

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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What is pedagogy? Understanding the foundations of effective teaching and learning

Hapara

It includes teaching strategies, learning activities and assessments. They can reflect through observation, assessment data or feedback from learners. Educators can do this through consistent formative feedback based on academic standards so learners can progress toward more complex activities.

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Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

It makes learning organic, part of life rather than something that must happen from a certain book or room. They received excellent ratings from EdReports , a leader in evaluating textbooks and curricula for rigor, usability and alignment to academic standards. To me, the growing popularity of web-based curricula is no surprise.

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Presuming Competence in Children With Unique Needs

N2Y

How might Stephen Hawking, one of the true geniuses of our time, have been judged if he were assessed without the benefit of his speech-generating device (SGD) and by someone who did not know who he was? You can read more about Martin’s story in his book, Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body.

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FETC Future of Educational Technology… Orlando Florida… Please Join Me!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. Check out my Booking Page. Learn how examining a standard can help promote real learning and go beyond the shine of technology. I can provide any of the workshops listed below in your location. My calendar is filling.

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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

Ask a Tech Teacher

There are good reasons why worksheets have been the backbone of assessment for decades: Students write or type the information (and get the benefits of note-taking). Once students finish watching, they can play topical games, dig deeper with more videos, make a learning map, review domain-specific words, and/or assess their learning.

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