eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

He also explores how technology can aid in more accurate, unbiased, and motivational assessment methods. Technology can offer benefits in assessment by providing support for generating questions and allowing students to demonstrate their knowledge in various ways. It can help reduce the limitations of traditional assessments. ➔To

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Over the 10 years of the Read on myON collaboration, hundreds of thousands of children from birth through 8th grade have had free access to the myON platform. In addition to supporting teachers and curriculum staff, myON serves as a historical resource offering students a variety of books to encourage and build the love of reading.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Technology will help create equity in schools when it’s used powerfully.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

.” The partnership introduces several key offerings: AI Slide Assistant and AI Assessment Assistant : Customizable tools designed to align with the specific preferences and requirements of school districts, facilitating the creation of personalized slide decks and assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. While I use it for my video tutorials, I also have my students make their own screencasts to help me assess their progress.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Monica’s book comes out today! ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment. .” Monica’s book comes out today!

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

An international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that students who had more books at home reported that they enjoyed reading more. Teens who read more paper books scored higher on reading assessments. There’s a lot to like about digital books. was published on July 12, 2022.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2023

In 2022 she became the CEO of Tools for Schools, the developers of Book Creator – an inclusive, creative edtech tool. For example, the Curriculum Access Team at Cincinnati Public Schools has been using Book Creator to ensure that every student has access to their learning. Luckily, Lainey Franks agrees with me.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Even during the pandemic’s early days, some professors decided to toss out their grade books , figuring that high-stress assessments weren’t appropriate given the uncertain circumstances, which saw students sent away from campuses, sometimes without tech tools or internet access.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Moore have organized the self-assessment tool into three sections: The context and design of your course. Changing Our Behavior Stephen Brookfield, author of more than 20 books about teaching, suggests we regularly use his critical incident questionnaire to gauge our teaching over time. The text of your syllabus and course design.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

The post Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback!

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We provide children with a wide range of intriguing books, which increase in level alongside them as they increase in age. But what choices does he have for books that he is able to read? The books written at a third-grade level are for third graders! But the books with topics and characters intended for teenagers are too hard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Welcome to a series of posts dedicated to 21st skills and assessment. It seems educators and industry are all talking about the importance of student collaboration, but how are we facilitating and assessing this skill. See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). Self assessment can be powerful).

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being. Simultaneously, educators needed to identify what content students needed, how to organize it and how to help students access it.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

When Dr. Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. We want every student to reap the benefits of becoming effective writers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Adaptive Learning : Related to personalization, AI platforms can continuously assess student performance and adjust the level or type of instruction for each student. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. Strict regulations are needed to protect student privacy.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The new lab book, which features 15 experiments specifically designed for introductory and advanced chemistry high school and college-level classes, immerses students in the excitement of solving crimes through hands-on experimentation using Vernier data-collection technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. 4 Key Factors for Fantastic Formative Assessment.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

There is lots of value in this book and a great deal of information that validates what we know about good leadership and strong school organizations. What I liked about the book. All are critically-important components of robust, future-ready schools and each gets substantial coverage in their respective book chapters.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 27, 2021

The post How to Rotate Text in Google Sheets (Grade Book Style!) Have you ever wanted to rotate text in your Google Sheet so it is tilted vertically like in a grade book? Whether you are using Google Sheets for your grade book, assessment data, or Google Forms data, this little tip can help you format your sheet!

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Julie Hembree and her students are sending Books to Africa. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Books to Africa and My Personal Transformation to a Global Educator. All Children Should Have Equal Access To Education. But that’s not all.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! You can even access Flocabulary lessons and integrate Flipgrid.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

get 3 free print books of the grade level you purchased. We’ll send the extra books. provide access to full text PDF (or videos where relevant) from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. provide multiple authentic and organic formative and summative assessments. What is a school license?

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

A few years ago, I read the book Teach Like A Pirate by Dave Burgess, and the ideas resonated with me and changed my perspective on instructional practices. In his book, Burgess emphasizes the importance of Passion, Immersion, Rapport, Ask/Analyze, Transform, and Enthusiasm (P.I.R.A.T.E.) in teaching.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . They don’t only help educators teach and assess students. With an LMS, teachers can design classes, resources, and assessments according to their students’ capabilities.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

So, if a teacher wants to present information, UDL encourages them to present that information in multiple formats, allowing students to engage with information in a way that feels accessible. All of these adjustments can make the information more accessible. They can find a podcast (e.g., How can you proactively remove those barriers?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2021

There are many different pathways to accomplish this goal that I discuss in detail in the book. While the elements above are undoubtedly essential, it should be noted that not every lesson, assignment, or assessment will include all of these. Pedagogical leadership can pave the way.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) nextThursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The book is available for preorder and will be released in October of 2023.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session. Some aren't new, but others might be. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] What are the benefits of formative feedback and assessment? Formative feedback involves multiple feedback-learning cycles that are informally assessed for a given assignment. Room for error is higher when students only get one high-stakes assessment upon completing a course or unit.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

My newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom , Dr. Novak and I highlight the myriad benefits of writing across the curriculum and want to support all teachers in moving writing into the classroom, where it can deepen learning and help students develop as expert learners. You can access your copy of the math journal user guide below.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

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