A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

The ability to think relevantly enables them to connect classroom learning with real-world applications, fostering deeper learning and cultivating critical life competencies such as problem-solving, adaptability, and creativity. Educators should ensure students have a firm grasp of essential information in the classroom before progressing.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We use observations, quick formative assessments, longer summative assessments, and long-term benchmark assessments. The problem is that these assessments come in a variety of ways, depending on where you teach. Many districts utilize pre-built assessments from curricular resource companies. The short answer is no.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

A solution comes from rubrics, which are benchmarks used in grading to help assess students’ learning. Rubric Maker is a tool that assists teachers in the assessment process, helping them articulate their expectations and how the students will be evaluated. Teachers have to register to save and reuse their rubrics. Quick Rubric.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As discussed during the edLeader Panel “ Putting Your Literacy Data to Work, from Classroom to Central Office ,” all the adults involved in the literacy development process, from administrators to coaches, teachers, and paraprofessionals, need to continue learning from the research, each other, and their students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. EdSurge: Why is data-driven decision-making important in K-12 education at the classroom and district levels?

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. It means embracing the belief that all voices and perspectives are welcome in your classroom,[1] and intentionally providing space for those voices to be heard.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

You can encourage families to join your school’s family-teacher association or arrange virtual family-teacher meetings for families with transportation issues. Develop self-confidence and motivation in the classroom[3]. Have better social skills and classroom behavior. Have better social skills and classroom behavior.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Personalized Instruction : With the advent of adaptive learning platforms and personalized tutorials, educators can now tailor instruction to meet the individual needs and learning styles of each student. Educators must ensure that students understand how AI technologies work, including their limitations and potential biases.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Many educators find task analysis a useful strategy for teaching students to complete multi-step tasks or skills. Essentially, task analysis is used to break down complex skills into manageable, discrete steps. Task Analysis as an Assessment Tool. Keep in mind that you are assessing it, not teaching it.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

So even though students in a classroom may look alike, they each have a unique combination of background, strengths, needs and interests that affect their learning outcomes. Since classrooms are so diverse, curricula need to meet this diversity. Why Universal Design for Learning in the classroom matters.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The post Engage Students AND Meet Standards with Student Podcasting! Jen shares how podcasting can help students meet content standards, explore their interests, learn new skills, tap into the 4 c’s, and engage in authentic learning. Her job is to help teachers to use technology to meet the needs of their students. .

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 9, 2021

Agency in the classroom is about giving students more control over their learning through greater autonomy and purpose. In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms (chapter 5), I go into detail on strategies such as choice boards, must-do/may-do activities, and playlists while sharing an array of practical examples by grade level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

Hours of research and meeting with other districts took place. During my years in the classroom, I created Google forms and then posted them on Canvas or pushed them out via email. When doing the assessment, I clarified to the students the purpose of the survey and emphasized that it had no bearing on their grades.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

Other gaps are harder to cope with, especially if they affect many students or the entire classroom. These gaps need careful analysis and prompt intervention, which requires the joint effort of teachers, parents, and other school staff members. An ILP can help identify and close learning gaps via data analysis.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 6, 2023

To do so, they need to have a proper assessment strategy in place. In today’s examination system, when we consider the bloom taxonomy, bottom-level memorization occupies a dominant place, while comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are of less importance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning , many feel that it’s irresponsible to turn away those who are inclined to enter the field, especially before they’ve had a chance to undergo the very training that is intended to make them successful in the classroom. asks James. We don’t need a standardized exam for that.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2021

A student who is data literate and understands how to apply statistical concepts can review sets of data with confidence, observe patterns, assess what is and is not significant, and come away with insights that inform their understanding and actions. How to bring statistical literacy to the classroom. Are your students ready?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Allison Shelley for EDU Educators around the country have embraced the “science of reading” in their classrooms, but that doesn’t mean there’s a truce in the reading wars. A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. But unfortunately, the classroom studies they found didn’t keep track of the minutes.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

Teaching constantly meets new challenges. In a competency-based model, students’ progress is measured based on mastery and not how much time they’ve spent in the classroom. It is also one of the reasons why many students fail to feel motivated and engaged in what is happening in the classroom. This is understandable.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. How can we personalize things that have historically been standardized to see if they meet every individual learner’s needs?

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Assessment Learning Data Personalized Learning 203

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. This platform is well-equipped with AI-powered analysis and accurate educational software requirements. How to Select the Best Educational Software for Classrooms?

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Hapara

JUNE 16, 2022

Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. Addressing connections to the world outside the classroom. So what does that mean? What is differentiation? Let that sink in for a moment.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2024

They might be coming in for a class if we’re in a combined library/classroom space. Assessing Student Needs For undergrads with packed schedules, the campus library has become a sort of one-stop shop, a place to charge and recharge in between classes, get a snack or a cup of coffee, hang out and plug in. It kind of keeps them alert.”

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology). Consider giving students a series of assignments over a period of time where only one or two, not all, will be assessed for a grade. In a remote world, this will look a little different than in a classroom or school. Here you can find a listing or some great options. My favorites at bit.ly

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

We should care about this troubling shift because many researchers say that children learn best in integrated classrooms. The long-term assessment format changed in 2004, which is why you’ll notice some spikes or kinks for that year in the graphs below.)

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. Khan Academy. Open Culture for K-12 Grades.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I recently asked several colleagues what they think of data meetings. Here are a few, which probably won’t surprise you, either: “I love the idea of data meetings. But I leave the meetings frustrated and with so little useful information.”. “Because of the way our data meeting is organized, it ends up being really redundant. “We

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 3, 2012

The students should be stakeholders in their education and have accountability, responsibility, and be actively engaged in and out of the classroom. Despite criticism, a traditional well-written multiple choice assessment can be a valid assessment tool ( I''m bracing for rebuttals ). What is being assessed? see a pattern?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

By my calculation, he has experienced seven different daycare, preschool and elementary school classrooms. While the classrooms centers, teacher ratios and playground equipment may be different, every center but one made the same comment to us during registration: “And, of course, we don’t do any screen time.” line of questioning.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Martin said that the survey showed that high schools should stress “reasoning and critical thinking skills, decrease the emphasis on specific mathematical topics, and increase the focus on data analysis and statistics.” Yet, in many K-12 classrooms, statistics is the proverbial end-of-the-year unit that you may or may not get to.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Several years ago I decided to flip my classroom. To get started I read the book Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day by Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann, joined several groups online and followed a couple of entities on Twitter. Transforming my classroom into a blended learning environment.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Newly published, peer-reviewed research out of Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine suggests that one-to-one laptop programs improve student academic achievement in K-12 classrooms. Learning in one-to-one laptop environments: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. What did the meta-analysis reveal?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. In a new analysis , it finds that 47 percent of U.S. school districts—6,132, to be exact, representing about one-third of public K-12 students—do indeed meet the higher 1 Mbps standard.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The lunches are packed, the supplies have been purchased, the classrooms are decorated, and we’re off and running on our third school year in the shadow of COVID-19. I welcome the opportunity to change our education system to meet the needs of all children. How badly have our students fallen behind ? Have the gaps gotten bigger ?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. To Meet Students’ Needs! These are key components to success in the classroom and beyond. Why Do They Want It?

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