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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

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We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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What are your edtech resolutions?

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“In the new year, when we receive our mid-year i-Ready results, I want to celebrate our students’ growth, paying particular attention to those who were below grade level on their fall assessment and have worked hard to make meaningful progress since then.”. Teach STEAM skills. Kennedy School, Connecticut. “I

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article. . Related: How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites. Showcase portfolios work especially well as summative assessments at the end of a grading cycle or semester. Download WriQ to measure your students’ writing and watch them soar to the top of the global leaderboard!

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Strategies for Becoming an Effective, Present Teacher

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Homework, assessments, projects. Assessment and feedback: At first, Wilson used to just hand back assignments en masse, but she noticed her students weren’t looking at their grades or her comments. Through this strategy and the constant connection with students, Wilson feels that students have become stronger at self-assessment.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

Indeed, Anya stated they educators are “fumbling” on qualitative assessment so far. She cited the recent Google artificial intelligence success AlphaGo ; I recommended this Wired article. Anya offered an anecdote, that some district-level benchmark tests are starting to get cut back by using software-based assessments.

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It’s Not About Google (Part 4) – SULS047

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article: Shoutout. We are going to talk about classroom strategies to help you give students a global audience for their work, meaningful connections with outside classrooms and experts, and how student portfolios can support student learning even after it has been assessed. The entire series is also available here.

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Teaching with the Growth Mindset

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This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Over the last three years, she has led dozens of professional development sessions all of which have impacted the way that educators communicate learning through eportfolios. As they get better they have more fun. As they have more fun they’re inspired to get better. and Canada.