21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Student Communication Skills including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Check out my Booking Page and please share and subscribe to this Blog. Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Self assessment can be powerful).

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

I prioritize this time because I know students won’t love every book we read as part of our curriculum. They can read whatever they want…graphic novels, biographies, popular young adult books or science fiction. My only request is that they select books that are at or above their reading level.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. In her book, Stackstein chronicles her journey ditching grades in a traditional school setting and offers some excellent strategies a teacher can use to go gradeless.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Welcome to a series of posts dedicated to 21st skills and assessment. It seems educators and industry are all talking about the importance of student collaboration, but how are we facilitating and assessing this skill. See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). Self assessment can be powerful).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Creativity including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Check out my Booking Page and please share and subscribe to this Blog. Creativity: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Make assessment of Creativity an ongoing effort.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

The post Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback! learn more ).

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). In June, she submitted evidence for and earned all the micro-credentials in the full stack , “Leading a Performance Assessment Community.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Welcome to a series of posts dedicated to 21st skills and assessment. See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). Booking Info – Look for contact information at the Booking Site. Critical Thinking: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education.

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Reading By Example

JULY 14, 2020

The misconception and lack of understanding about assessment is one hole I fell into often as a teacher and observe in other educators as we unintentionally do what was done to us. Back in my day…assessment was the end result. So…that leaves me thinking about what experiences we want our students to have with assessment?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

When Dr. Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. We want every student to reap the benefits of becoming effective writers. ” Dr.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In my latest book, Balance with Blended Learning , I write about strategies that turn everyday tasks, like giving feedback, assessing student work, and conferencing with students about progress into opportunities for connection. It is ideal if both the teacher and student have access to the planning document during the conference.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future. As you come across research that supports the types of effective pedagogical techniques you wish to see in your classrooms, archive it in a document that you can refer to when writing up observations.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 7, 2022

Quizzes are the quickest way to assess student knowledge. Moreover, students can also add attachments to essay assignments such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents. Students can use the HTML editor to write an essay or upload a document. Bonus: Other handy tools for assessing students via an LMS.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Screencastify allows you to insert multiple-choice questions to check for understanding and collective formative assessment. Instead, give them opportunities to document their thinking with drawings and art. You can use Screencastify (a new feature ) or Edpuzzle to insert questions into the video itself.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Here are some signs that you may be missing opportunities with your school’s technology integration efforts: Your LMS is primarily used as a document management system. Content delivery and assessment v. 2 books for 2 different needs. Lots of Kahoots but not much student creation. Teachers are the primary users of technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In 2022, only 22% of students scored “proficient” or higher on a nationwide civics assessment. The book calls for a bottom-up approach and delves into recommendations for state and community leaders to reform U.S. Among the book’s recommendations: Require students to pass the U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In the last two blogs, I have focused on strategies teachers can use to 1) assess prior knowledge before a lesson and 2) check for understanding during a lesson. I’ve suggested that teachers build mechanisms into their lessons to collect formative assessment data. The third piece to this puzzle is a post-lesson reflection.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Studies now find that performance assessments “can more authentically evaluate candidates’ readiness for teaching” while lowering the “barriers to entry,” particularly for teachers of color who are in high demand. Performance assessments like the edTPA have been found to predict teaching effectiveness.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Resources in that document include instructional tools, digital content, assessment tools, tools for efficiency and management, communication tools, and more. To that end, Murray linked session attendees to a Google Doc with tech tools for student engagement. ”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2022

I arranged these tools into different categories including tools to create class website, tools to manage students noise, teacher-parent communication tools, formative assessment tools, first day of school books, back to school activities and worksheets, and more. Formative Assessment tools Formative assessment is teachers' friend.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. Booking Info – Time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page… Please contact me soon if you have an interest. I am almost booked through August and am already taking fall dates for 2015 – Mike. I have done 100?s

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

to teaching, learning, and assessment processes – comes in with a lot of paperwork. Textbooks: print vs. e-book/digital/multimedia? There is still room for progress, as many schools still use paper-based tests both for summative and formative assessment. Read more: How to manage assessments in the blended classroom.

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

We will use respectful language online, in email, on class message boards and in Google Documents. For instance, some learners may get immediately distracted by a webpage with math games and lose focus on their formative assessment. Other learners may be able to focus on the formative assessment until it’s completed.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

Developed by University College London’s Knowledge Lab , the software is primarily designed to assess as students learn, thus removing the high-pressure, high-stakes exam format that many academics feel is an unsuitable way to assess student knowledge. Read more: 4 Ways AI will be a great teaching assistant.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

They were then introduced to their next making segment in which they could pick to do one or more of the following projects: Bristlebots Gami-bots More advanced paper circuits micro:bit books Makey-Makey Characters. I repeatedly encouraged them to take pictures throughout their making processes in order to document their learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 17, 2023

From indispensable stationery supplies like markers and staplers to interactive teaching aids such as interactive whiteboards and document cameras, this ultimate teacher supplies list has it all. Post-it Notes : Perfect for quick notes, reminders, or to mark pages in books. They can also be used for interactive classroom activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2023

Simply put, a review is an assessment of an article’s worth. Here’s an insight into them: Originality It is common to come across reviews of movies and books that seem identical. Evidence-based “ The book fails to keep up with the main theme.” It will help you use the right data while working on the document.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

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. Art Analysis: Display a piece of art or a photograph and guide students through the routine.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2023

For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. The online research becomes collaborative note-taking as a student group researches a topic and takes notes using a shared document. But that quickly became cumbersome.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 17, 2023

Teachers indicate who the conversation captains are by putting an asterisk next to their names on whatever document they use to project the student groups. This student encourages others to share and helps to keep the group on task. If needed, the teacher can also provide a tent for the conversation captain in each group.

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Hapara

JULY 19, 2023

Collaborate One of the benefits of Google Docs for learners is that it increases their productivity because they can access their documents from any device. Learners don’t need their own separate documents, nor do they need to sit together in person. It also keeps them engaged if you choose a meaningful activity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. To document my own thinking process as I evaluate this. So, I decided to test it on my demo text from the document.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2023

They often want the staff to give the Director documents, letters, or packages. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. His new book, The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure , is published by Rowman & Littlefield. BUY THE BOOK:

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Assess the scalability and compatibility of the technology within your school or district’s existing infrastructure. and Quizizz turn assessments into fun, game-like experiences, promoting student engagement and participation. Teachers can also use tablets to provide individualized instruction and assessment.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment. Here are some tools you can find online to create documents, multimedia and more. If you and a team of educators are interested in writing your own digital book, there are a few options.

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Policastro, McTague, and Mazeski bring the collective expertise of university professors and veteran teachers to bear in this thoroughly researched and well-documented book to assist educators as they develop formative assessment practices, says Nancy Chodoroff.

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