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How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project Case Study

The CoolCatTeacher

Mark Wise on episode 223 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project is an Example. Just learning and sharing.

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How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. What is the Triple E Framework, and how is it being used (and misused) in education today? How are people using it to evaluate educational technology, and how should it impact the evaluation of teachers? Click Here.

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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data.

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. Whether you’re already having genius hour at your school or you want to get started, this blog post will give you ideas for getting started with genius hour, no matter the age or grade.

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How to Keep Class Sessions from Running Short (Or Going Too Long)

Edsurge

Bain writes, “Teachers succeed in grabbing students’ attention by beginning a lecture with a provocative question or problem that raises issues in ways that students had never thought about before, or by using stimulating case studies or goal-based scenarios.” However, I ran out of time to do the case study I had planned.

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This Professor Uses Video to Show—Not Tell—Student Teachers How to Hone Their Craft

Edsurge

Add issues around commenting for assessment purposes, and the problems start to outweigh the benefits. Blog: EduTech. Study: Using Video to Develop Skills in Reflection in Student Teachers. And this tool makes assessment easier. Students will assess themselves. Book: Meaningful Differences by Hart & Risley.

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The Art and Science of Learning: How New Mexico School for the Arts Uses Research

Digital Promise

NMSA has since implemented required classes that explicitly teach these concepts and strategies, which has helped students learn how to learn. You can also watch the video and download the case study. Below we share recommendations that can help other schools as they experiment with implementing new research-based practices.