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Increasing Student Participation During Zoom Synchronous Teaching Meetings

User Generated Education

Due to Coronavirus, many schools are moving online, and teaching through Zoom meetings. The value of Zoom meetings is that the educator can create synchronous interactive conversations and activities. My goal is to have all my students actively engaged throughout the meeting. To discuss a real life scenario or case study.

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20 Ways to Assess Prior Knowledge

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we delve into various strategies educators can use to assess students’ prior knowledge. From interactive classroom activities like quizzes and mind maps to reflective practices like learning logs and self-assessments, these methods offer a diverse range of ways to gauge what students know and how they think.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Measuring Up Live 2.0,

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Exploring Effective Alternative Assessment Methods

Linways Technologies

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the traditional reliance on exams as the primary mode of assessment is being reevaluated. In this article, we will delve into the world of alternative assessment methods tailored for higher education. It also hones communication skills and the ability to provide constructive feedback.

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Case Study: Clark County School District

Education Superhighway

An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. The pre-and post-shift meetings were critical for sharing learning across the callers, improving the process, and creating a sense of camaraderie while maintaining urgency.

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Who wants to join me for a course on leadership during a crisis or leadership for social justice?

Dangerously Irrelevant

We will do a pre-assessment at the beginning of the course to see what you already know and what you’d like to learn! Class Meetings. The bulk of our class meeting times each week will be spent addressing real-world, equity-focused school leadership case studies and scenarios. Class Meetings.

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5 Flipped Classroom Activities for High School Students

ViewSonic Education

But key to the success of this model are effective classroom activities that are age-appropriate and therefore able to assist in meeting learning objectives. Case Studies. This can either be a real or fictional scenario, but it should be realistic. Class Discussion.