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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?” Today, I want to focus on the need to assess digital literacy and what tools are available to do this. Why assess it?

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Vocabulary Haiku: A Creative Approach to Deeping Understanding of Academic Vocabulary

Catlin Tucker

Such routines include students saying the word aloud, clapping out syllables, looking up and writing down the definition, and finding examples and non-examples of vocabulary terms. In addition to being an engaging activity, this strategy was a great way for me to assess my students’ understanding of the academic vocabulary informally.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. The post An Expanded Definition of Student Success appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Personalized paths, oral histories, and local histories are strategies that resonate with the NCSS definition to bring the human experience into the K-12 classroom, because these strategies allow students to determine how their life fits into the story of history and to discover why the past matters to them.

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How a district’s focus on data is advancing student growth

eSchool News

Instead of giving a fall assessment, using data to inform instruction, and testing again in the spring to see if those interventions worked, Dr. Boryszewski decided to incorporate a third, mid-year assessment to ensure instructional changes and interventions based on data were actually making a different for students.

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How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

Once they’re done with their assessments, they can move on to the next chapter and complete classes faster, making the whole experience more engaging. Improved confidence and self-assessment skills. The progress is gradual and constantly monitored through repetitive assessments. This approach builds confidence over time.

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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice.