Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Good example of GBL: SplashLearn . A good example of game based learning is the free-to-teachers app called SplashLearn. SplashLearn is an easy-to-use COPA-compliant, Common Core-aligned math curriculum for grades Kindergarten-5th that uses game-based learning to teach mathematical concepts.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I polled my PLN to find specific tech areas students needed help with in preparing for the Assessments. Pay attention to these and your students will be much more prepared for this Spring’s Common Core assessments: Keyboarding. Common Core requires this. It boils down to five tech areas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. What is Measuring Up?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2016

Rubrics are a well-accepted, even transformative tool for assessing student knowledge over a breadth of criteria. The pre-online versions weren’t dynamic or flexible, couldn’t be re-used, and few teachers had the time or energy to build these summative, purpose-built assessments. Common Core Rubric Creator.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Headlines such as “ Less than half of Maryland students pass English, math assessments ” and “ Internationally, U.S. Students Are Falling ” have become so common, we are almost immune to the message. It teaches concepts as well as memorization and has a Common Core-aligned option. Khan Academy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

A Next Generation Science Standards Aligned Lab Activity (FREE) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. This blog post is sponsored by UL Xplorlabs. Cost: FREE.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We Students can see examples.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2015

Don’t get me wrong, I still assess learning. I just do it in a way in which students often don’t realize that they are being assessed. For ongoing, formative assessment, I ask my students to design, discuss, build, create, present, reflect, and share. Next: How to change assessment practices.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2018

Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! This example is based on Fahrenheit 451 in a high school English classroom and is configured to release the quiz score immediately after submitting the quiz. Thanks for subscribing to my blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2015

It also includes worksheets and quizzes to assess learning. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Look at this example: And: There are no ads! – See more at: [link]. Really, nothing. Educational Applications. Conclusion.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Blog post: English Learners in Chula Vista Schools Erase Achievement Gap in Math with Innovative Curriculum.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

For example, if students are learning about circuits, they could wire cardboard model houses with lights and fans. . Example books that offer engineering or maker education challenges include: The Long Walk to Water – [link]. Example Maker Education Lesson Plan. Assessment : How will learners be assessed?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Publish the vignettes in a collaborative blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. –click for more detail and assessment rubrics. how to create blogs to share with each other. how to create blogs to share with each other. Educational links.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Use technology to help you teach math From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. To simplify the process for teachers, they’ve aligned their virtual math manipulatives to Common Core and State Standards. Can virtual manipulatives be used as formative assessment tools?

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

For the last two years, I’ve been increasingly frustrated with the traditional approach to assessing students and reporting grades. This year I decided to overhaul my gradebook and assess students based on their mastery of particular skills, also referred to as standards-based grading. Redesigning My Gradebook. 4 = advanced.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2015

According to Education World , a Curriculum Map is… … a process for collecting and recording curriculum-related data that identifies core skills and content taught, processes employed, and assessments used for each subject area and grade level. – Education World: Virtual Workshop: Curriculum Mapping. assessments.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For example, a book report may require a certain number of written (or typed) pages or paragraphs rather than evidence that the student drew conclusions and summarized knowledge. Teachers create assessments aligned with pre-selected standards. They mistakenly conflate these exemplars with learning. That’s changing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are examples. Here’s an example. Use a free WordPress blog, but instead convert the pages to topics discussed below. Here’s an example. Here are examples. An example might include: “Instruction is self-paced where possible, differentiated and responsive to student needs always.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

For example, a unit on space is supported by a virtual chat with an astronaut from the space station or his Houston training facility. Students start with an assessment to determine where they are in their math learning and move forward from there. Digital books are aligned with state standards and Common Core.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Welcome to post number five in a series devoted to formative learning (assessment). Part 5: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Interactive Tools for Formative Assessment. One example might be a Venn Diagram ready for digital creation and output. Formative Learning. Motivation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

For example: Often, the solution to a problem is either. If you’re a veteran teacher integrating technology into units of inquiry and/or Common Core State Standards, these tips will be invaluable. Tips are organized alphabetically by category, with the number of tips in parentheses after the category: Assessment (7).

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2016

How Words often Kill the Best Intentions From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The idea that we can wave our magic wand and assess them all is ridiculous. As I’ve said when Common Core began , Most straight jackets worn in education are fabrications of the mind.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, teachers can also use Seesaw to create a class blog, communicate with students and families, create and curate activities from a robust and ever-growing library, and assess student work via digital portfolios. This overview video about Seesaw blogs gets into the various hows and whys of using the feature.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Teachers monitor individual progress, see what each student completed on their last visit as well as when that was and how long it lasted, view students’ self-described moods, assess their pre- and post-quiz scores, and view their summative synthesis videos that provide evidence of their knowledge as they teach others what they just learned.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray on episode 235 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Example of Tip #1 Use Minecraft to Scaffold Story Writing.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 29, 2017

Instead, teachers should be using responsive instruction, assessing as students are in the act of reading and writing, to focus on their strengths and writing as a whole. They force agreement when assessing writing, an interpretative craft. For example, grading is another challenge in the literacy classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

a vibrant and accessible teaching guide packed with strategies for implementing Common Core standards using UDL. Assessing an audience and figuring out how to simplify a complex topic requires higher-level thinking and demands a true understanding of a topic, Novak says. Become an Expert: Write a Children’s Book.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

For example, at the beginning of the year, I toggled between using Google Meet and Zoom as a video platform until I realized that integrating Google Meet with Google Classroom solved some issues (for me, at least). His students would be on their iPads, ostensibly taking notes on their own. Screencastify and the power of voice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Felicia Durden on episode 170 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So the first step is to really assess your classroom area and determine where you’re going to hold that Morning Meeting. An example of teaching social development in morning meetings.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 25, 2021

For example, inside of the STEAM collection there are topics ranging from Area and Perimeter to FinTech in the 21st Century. Each Lesson Plan Outline also includes a full list of applicable standards in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Collections .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. –click for more detail and assessment rubrics. how to create blogs to share with each other. how to create blogs to share with each other. Educational links.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2017

A conversation with Greetzel Mojica on episode 88 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And then in addition to that, it just gave me a great assessment tool to be able to assess whether they had actually mastered the type of volcano that they each had researched.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Creating an online graphic organizer on the animal kingdom doesn’t necessarily conflate with knowing how to compare-contrast (a skill mentioned thirty-eight times by Common Core between kindergarten and eighth grade). For example, a picture taken in Google Earth is added to a slide deck for a geography report.

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